Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200528750 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 200528750 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306683913	06/28/2004	3491	332911	Fisher Controls International Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 16-in. engine lathe using a strip of emery cloth to hand polish a control valve stem when he got his gloved, right hand middle finger caught in the sand paper and lathe. The soft tissue on the caudal side of Employee #1's distal, middle phalange was torn away. Due to excessive tissue loss, the middle finger was amputated at the distal joint. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: LATHE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306683913			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinists

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