Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144575.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in lathe during adjust

Accident Summary Nr: 144575.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561981.015	10/29/2021		333517	Millmatic Co.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a machine tool manufacturer was adjusting a lathe. The employee caught his finger in the machine and was hospitalized to treat an amputated finger.

Keywords: Adjust, Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Glove, Hand, High Pressure, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lathe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal Lathe, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pressure, Production Line, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561981.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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