Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170586432 - Employee's fingertip amputated in heat sealer

Accident Summary Nr: 170586432 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120128046	05/24/1994	3721	0	Mcdonnell Douglas

Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on May 13, 1994, Employee #1 was using the Vertrod heat sealer located on the third floor mezzanine in building 54 to seal the edges of the Mylar cover which makes the aircraft blanket used in the aircraft fuselage. While Employee #1 was holding the edge of the Mylar in the point of operation, he pressed the foot switch. The sealer came down and caught his left middle fingertip in the machine. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of 1/2 in. soft tissue to the finger, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAT, AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, SEALING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120128046			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Upholsterers

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