Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143810.015 - Employee's finger tip is amputated on turret lathe machine

Accident Summary Nr: 143810.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/13/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1578720.015	02/16/2022		332710	Apo Pumps & Compressors, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 2022, an employee was operating a turret lathe. While operating a turret lathe, the employee reached into the machine to adjust a stop block. While reaching in, he inadvertently contacted the lathe turret traverse control lever causing the turret to move. His left forefinger became caught between the turret head and the stop, causing a fingertip amputation injury to the employee. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Fingertip, Lathe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1578720.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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