Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140405.015 - Employee Amputates Multiple Fingertips While Troubleshooting

Accident Summary Nr: 140405.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 10/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559400.015	10/21/2021		331511	Aarrowcast, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on October 16, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting core box alignment issues on a Laempe 150 core machine at an iron foundry. The machine was having issues with cores breaking, and employee discovered that the hydraulic cylinder was detached from the core box frame. When the employee reached into the machine to assess the damage, the core machine unexpectedly cycled and caught the employee's right hand between the frame and the cylinder. The employee sustained an amputation of the second and third finger. The employee required medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Fingertip, Foundry, Hydraulic Cylinder, Iron Worker, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1559400.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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