Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179535 - Employee's fingertip amputated in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170179535 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/20/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119906584	06/24/1994	3089	0	Shamban Polymer Technologies Group, Inc.

Abstract: At about 3:30 p.m. on June 20, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a McLean (model 500) lathe in auto cycle mode. While he was putting parts into production, the lathe amputated his right index fingertip. Employee #1 was taken by private car to Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, CA, where the fingertip was reattached.

Keywords: LATHE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119906584			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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