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Accident Summary Nr: 142861.015 - Employee amputates finger in lathe while polishing running s

Accident Summary Nr: 142861.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1573262.01501/19/2022333249Weldfit Corporation

Abstract: At 10:01 a.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was in the process of polishing the running shaft on a manual lathe. The employee's right middle finger was caught in or between the running shaft of the manual lathe which resulted in amputation and medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lathe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Metal Lathe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rotating Shaft, Shaft

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1573262.015 73 M Non Hospitalized injury Lathe and turning machine operators

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