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Accident Summary Nr: 170838148 - Employee amptutates finger in sewing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170838148 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119626885	04/18/2003	3564	333411	Filtration Group, Inc.

Abstract: On April 15, 2003, Employee #1 of the Filtration Group, Inc. located at 498 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403, was loading wire onto an industrial sewing machine, Jersey Wire-Stitching Machine Co., Model Number 9, Serial Number 9312. Without turning the machine off, Employee #1 inadvertently touched the foot pedal causing the machine to cycle, and amputate the tip of his left ring finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119626885			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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