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Accident Summary Nr: 143148.015 - Employee amputates finger when struck against motor shaft ch

Accident Summary Nr: 143148.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574804.015	01/26/2022		332312	Harris Rebar Nufab Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on January 22, 2022, an employee had installed a new screw jack on an RMF South Sheer Line. The employee attempted to calibrate the encoder but the calibration would not take. The employee then tried to calibrate the encoder by using a pair of vice grips to manually turn the motor shaft. While making adjustments, the vice grip slipped and forced the employee's right hand to contact the motor shaft chain. The emloyee amputated his middle finger and lacerated his ring finger and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Chain, Electric Motor, Finger, Hand, Installing, Laceration, Lost Control, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Screw Jack, Shaft, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1574804.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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