Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135709.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips when caught between wire a

Accident Summary Nr: 135709.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 04/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531569.015	05/19/2021		331222	Mid-South Wire Company Llc

Abstract: At 5:10 a.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working for a steel wire supplier was beginning his shift by starting up the wire drawing machine. To prevent buildup of the wire, he started pulling the wire placing his hand beyond the guard. The employee caught his left-hand fingertips between the wire and the capstan. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to his 2nd and 3rd fingers above the top knuckle on the left hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Steel, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1531569.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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