Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142558.015 - Employee partially amputates finger when glove is caught in

Accident Summary Nr: 142558.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559165.015	10/21/2021		332618	Stephens Pipe And Steel, Llc.

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on October 13, 2021, an employee was operating a wire draw machine and began to add lubrication powder to the die area of the machine while wearing gloves. The glove on his right hand was caught and pulled into the rotating spindle. The pinch point where the wire wrapped around the spindle caused a partial amputation to the employee's third digit and a severe laceration to the fourth digit. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Caught In, Finger, Glove, Laceration, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Wire Drawing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559165.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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