Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142674.015 - Employee partially amputates finger in unguarded machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142674.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 01/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572151.015	01/12/2022		322291	Tufco Lp

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on January 6, 2022, an employee had finished filling one of five index chutes on a lidder machine for "Clipper Two, Leg One". The employee was leaning on the edge of the machine while it operated and had not realized that several guards were missing. When the lid chute rotated to a new index, the employee caught her left hand in a shear point. Guards were available for the machine but were not installed on the day of the incident. The emloyee partially amputated her ring finger, requiring hospialization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chute, Engineering Controls, Finger, Guard, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sheared, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572151.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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