Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141035.015 - Employee amputates two fingers in machine press

Accident Summary Nr: 141035.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560536.015	10/28/2021		339910	Lorac Tool Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press die with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when a coworker started a conversation with him. The employee inadvertently activated the machine with his left hand and crushed his right hand in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries to his right hand including fractures, lacerations, and an amputation of his index and middle fingers.

Keywords: Activated, Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Compressed Air, Crushed, Die, Distracted, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560536.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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