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Accident Summary Nr: 144362.015 - Employee amputates finger when manually walking lathe tail s

Accident Summary Nr: 144362.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/15/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1582274.01503/09/2022332710Micro Manufacturing Inc.

Abstract: At 1:13 p.m. on December 15, 2021, an employee was using a manual control to walk tail stock into a plug used to help hold the part in place on a lathe. The employee walked the stock in too far with his left hand between the plug and the part. The tail stock made contact with the plug and pressured in place, striking the employee's hand. The employee amputated his middle finger as a result, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment Plug, Finger, Hand, High Pressure, Lathe, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1582274.015 47 M Non Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified

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