Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141628.015 - Employee's finger is struck by rivet, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 141628.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566873.015	12/03/2021		337121	Franklin Development Company Llc

Abstract: At 06:45 a.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee was operating a rivet machine. The rivets became jammed, so the employee worked to free the lodged rivet when she pressed the foot pedal to engage the machine. The employee's left finger was located between the jaw and the cylinder action on the down stroke. Later, the employee's left index finger was amputated at the hospital. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Energized, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Jammed, Machine operator, Rivet Press, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1566873.015	55	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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