Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170568802 - Employee's finger amputated in belt grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170568802 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115090904	07/16/1998	3531	0	Vermeer Manufacturing Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was shown by a coworker how to use a belt grinder. The coworker buffed two to three pieces as a demonstration and watched Employee #1 do the same, then left her to work alone. Employee #1 had run between three and ten more pieces when her glove became caught between the work rest and the belt, amputating her right index finger.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, NIP POINT, GRINDING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115090904			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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