Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143364.015 - Employee amputates finger in press

Accident Summary Nr: 143364.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574665.015	01/26/2022		331523	Production Castings, Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was using an air wand to blow aluminum chips from the press area. The employee was blowing aluminum chips off the back side of the die when the machine partially cycled and the trim dies compressed and caught his finger. The employee suffered a right index finger amputation and a fractured right hand and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Aluminum Dust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Compressed Air, Crushed, Die, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Machine Cycled, Power Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1574665.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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