Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582274.015	03/09/2022		332710	Micro 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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