Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142802.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while operating press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 142802.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572905.015	01/18/2022		332313	Great Lakes Laser Dynamics Inc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on January 4, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a press brake in the forming area to bend metal. He was feeding small metal parts (less than 4 inches) into an Amada press brake. The gap between the dies on the press brake was greater than ? inch. He was not using a tool to assist in the bending operation. While operating the press brake, he actuated the foot control while his left hand was in the point of operation. Employee #1 amputated the middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle on his left hand. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Die, Feed Bar, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Machine Cycled, Metal, Point Of Operation, Press Brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572905.015	62	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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