Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620082 - Employee's finger amputated by running machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 170620082 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120189345	05/17/1994	3221	0	Pilkington North America, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on April 11, 1994, Employee #1, an electrical apprentice, locked out the drive unit on assister #4 (the equipment that maintains the molten glass at full width) by tagging and disconnecting the controls in the control room. After a new motor was installed, he went to check the belt tensioner before restarting the equipment. Instead of going to assister #4, he went to assister #3 and reached underneath at the floor level. His right index fingertip was amputated by the running belt and pulley drive.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, BELT, FINGER, INEXPERIENCE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120189345			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electricians

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