Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141271.015 - Employee amputates fingers in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 141271.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564782.015	11/16/2021		321113	Demopolis Hickory Mill, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 am on November 9, 2021, an employee was operating a axe handle lathe machine, Model 1994 Zuckerman Optima 8/1000 S Copy Lathe, Serial Number 3Z/4401. A piece of the employee's clothing was caught in the blank holder of the lathe, pulling in the employee's arm into the lathe. As the employee tried to pull his arm out, he made contact with the rear cradle of the lath, which contained the cutter head and sander. The employee amputated four fingers on his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Clothing, Finger, Forearm, Lathe, Pulled In, Sander, Sawmill

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1564782.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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