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Accident Summary Nr: 170891998 - Employee's finger amputated by milling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170891998 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112128483	06/27/1995	3451	0	Fairchild Fasteners

Abstract: On May 3, 1995, Employee #1, who works for a company that makes fasteners for aeronautical service, was operating a semi-automatic slot head mill, serial # 8-A-7563, in cell # 77. This milling machine is manufactured by W. H. Nichols Company. Employee #1 was cutting slots in fastener heads to receive the blade of a screwdriver. At approximately 8:00 a.m., Employee #1 attempted to retrieve a finished part from a depression in the collet fixture, model HV-4N, manufactured by Hardinge Brothers, Inc. As Employee #1 withdrew the part from the collet cavity, her right index finger struck the machine's running blade and was amputated at the proximal interphalangeal joint. The guard on the blade was 11/16 inches above the work piece at the entry point of the material. The lower portion of the blade was not guarded along the sides.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, MILLING MACHINE, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112128483			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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