Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135365.015 - Employee amputates fingertips when caught in tuber winder ma

Accident Summary Nr: 135365.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1529124.015	05/04/2021		332439	Mauser Usa, Llc Dba Mauser Packaging Solutions

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal container manufacturer was manually pushing a cylinder into the iron section of a Tuber Winder machine. The employee's right hand was caught by a hook in the iron section during a production run. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingertips and lacerated his pinky finger. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted overnight for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Production Line, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529124.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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