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Accident Summary Nr: 141964.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while unjamming end former mach

Accident Summary Nr: 141964.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568324.015	12/13/2021		332999	American Tubing Arkansas, Llc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was operating an mini end former machine when a part jammed in the machine. The employee attempted to free the part with her right hand. The machine cycled and caught the tip of the employee's right index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Safety Device, Sheared, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568324.015	49	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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