Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137339.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when pinched by saw hold down c

Accident Summary Nr: 137339.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1541506.015	07/13/2021		333249	Extol, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working as an assembler for an industrial machinery manufacturer was attempting to clamp a work piece onto a vertical bandsaw. The employee activated the hold-down clamp when it closed on his hand holding the material. The employee amputated his fingertip and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Assembling, Bandsaw, Catch Point, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hold-Down Clamp, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Saw, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541506.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Assemblers

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