Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137260.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in machine hinge cl

Accident Summary Nr: 137260.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 04/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1525665.015	04/15/2021		332510	C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee working for a hardware manufacturer was loading a part onto a Gang Mill Machine #3 (Machine 375). The employee was holding the part with his right hand and using his left hand to activate the hinge clamp. The employee caught his right index finger in the clamp when he activated the machine. The employee amputated the fingertip and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, High Pressure, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Pinch Point, Pinched, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1525665.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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