Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170718001 - Employee's finger severed by buffing lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170718001 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111889473	01/31/1994	3533	0	Robbins & Myers, Inc.

Abstract: On January 12, 1994, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a rotor (a manufacturing piece) from the #4 buffing lathe when the machine restarted, catching his lefthand ring finger between the chuck key and the spindle base. Employee #1 was transported to Northbay Medical Center for an attempt to re-attach his severed finger.

Keywords: SEVERED, LATHE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SPINDLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111889473			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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