Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140473.015 - Employee Partially Amputates Multiple Fingers In Milling Mac

Accident Summary Nr: 140473.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559875.015	10/25/2021		331315	Golden Aluminum, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:10 p.m. on October 16, 2021, an employee was performing a "roller change" on the stand of a Cold Mill Machine at a metal sheet, plate and foil manufacturing facility. The employee placed his hand between roller and the "dog" ear," which is the solid metal piece the roller is inserted into. When the hydraulic system was activated to seat the roller into the dog ear, the employee's hand was caught between the roller and dog ear. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of partial amputations of the index, pointer finger, and thumb on the left hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Equipment Operator, Finger, Metal Sheet, Milling Machine, Partial Amputation, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559875.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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