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Accident Summary Nr: 142903.015 - Employee amputates finger bypassing guard to check press air

Accident Summary Nr: 142903.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 01/11/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1573549.01501/20/2022332321Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp.

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on January 11, 2022, an employee was operating a die press. The employee slipped his right hand through the guard to test air pressure when he inadvertently stepped on the foot pedal and cycled the press. The employee aamputated his middle finger and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Die Guard, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Guard, Hand, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Press Operator, Struck By, Testing, Unguarded, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1573549.015 22 M Hospitalized injury Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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