Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136969.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while operating press br

Accident Summary Nr: 136969.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1540741.015	07/08/2021		333414	Beckett Air, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on July 1, 2021, Employee #1, a 36-year-old male, was operating an Amada press brake (model 3512LD) when his right middle finger was caught in the point of operation during a V-bend. The press brake was equipped with a Laser Sentry guarding device, but it was not properly set up with the die and failed to detect the employee's finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the tip of his right middle finger. There were no witnesses to the incident. The injury occurred at the point of operation on the press brake. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Press, Press Brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1540741.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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