Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136414.015 - Employee amputates finger bypassing guard while cutting wood

Accident Summary Nr: 136414.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532649.015	05/25/2021		561311	Employee Force Providers

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a staffing company was working at a client site cutting a piece of wood. The employee placed his hand beyond a machine guard to feed the wood into the equipment when he was struck by the blade. The employee partially amputated his right ring finger and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught By, Cutting, Finger, Guard, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Staffing Agency, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532649.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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