Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291835 - Employee's fingertip severed in strip cutter machine

Accident Summary Nr: 14291835 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 11/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105672604	01/31/1989	2339	0	Lovingston Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an Ace strip cutter, model C75, serial #11349. The guard had broken some time earlier, but Employee #1 had not reported it and had continued to use the machine. When material became jammed in the cutter blade, Employee #1 attempted to free it while the machine was running. The ring finger on her right hand contacted the cutting blade, severing approximately 1/4 inch off the tip. At the time of this investigation the guard had been repaired and replaced and Employee #1 had been instructed not to clear jams while the machine was running.

Keywords: SEVERED, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105672604			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers

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