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Accident: 144159.015 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Using Unguarded Machinery
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1580927.015 | 03/01/2022 | Illinois Engineered Products, Inc. |
At 10:15 a.m. on February 21, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a hydro-mechanical brake press machine. Employee #1, a machine operator, was bending parts on a me chanical brake press machine. Employee #1 had been placing parts into the machin e and using a foot pedal to actuate the machine in order to bend the parts. Empl oyee #1 placed the part into the machine and pressed the foot pedal. At this mom ent, Employee #1's middle and ring fingers on the left hand were severed. Employ ee #1 was taken to a local hospital and hospitalized for a day. Employee #1's m iddle finger was reattached and the ring finger was a complete fingertip amputat ion.
Keywords:
amputated, amputation, finger, fingertip, machine guarding, machine operator, press brake, press operator, unguarded
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1580927.015 | 43 | F | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |