Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138731.015 - Employee cutting copper amputates fingertip while wiping ban

Accident Summary Nr: 138731.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 08/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550694.015	09/01/2021		332618	Supercon, Incorporated

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working for a wire products manufacturer was cutting copper rod on bandsaw. The employee used a rag to wipe the saw and was struck by the sawblade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Caught By, Cleaning, Cloth, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Manufacturing, Metal Wire, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Rag, Sawblade, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1550694.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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