Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375947 - Employee Finger Is Amputated in Notcher Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200375947 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316202639	03/22/2012	5039	425120	Duraforce Vinyl Products Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 12, 2012, an employee working for Duraforce Vinyl Products Llc was notching parts on a pneumatic notcher. The employee was notching a piece of material when it became lodged in the point of operation. The material jammed on the right side of the notcher, and the left side of the machine was engaged when the laser beam was broken and the right side of the notcher was engaged by a foot pedal. The employee reached inside to remove the material, resulting in an amputation of his left index fingertip.

Keywords: BEAM, AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, LASER, MACHINE OPERATOR, JAMMED, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316202639			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Nailing and tacking machine operators

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