Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141118.015 - Employee amputates finger while operating machine

Accident Summary Nr: 141118.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 11/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1563756.015	11/15/2021		339991	Grand River Rubber & Plastics Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee operated the automatic D&P rubber gasket line, including the carousel and line picking equipment. The employee reached an area where an automatic robotic arm "picks" material from a section of the assembly process. The employee reached in to retrieve or align a rubber gasket. The placement of her hand triggered the material-sensing eye, causing the picking arm to move in toward her, striking the finger. The employee amputated the finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Gasket, Robotics, Rubber

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1563756.015	2	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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