Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171048747 - Employee's index finger amputated in spinning lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 171048747 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115078925	04/11/1996	3469	0	Iowa Metal Spinners Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on March 7, 1996, Employee #1 was inserting and removing processed parts on a spinning lathe while the lathe's forming chuck was rotating. His left index became caught between a processed part and the machinery, amputating the top third of it.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FORMING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115078925			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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