Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532190 - Employee Amputates Finger in Press

Accident Summary Nr: 200532190 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312240138	05/07/2008	3089	326199	Centro, Inc.

Abstract: On May 7, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a Manhattatten brand heavy drill press. Employee #1 was boring holes in a plastic bottle. Employee #1 had removed the plastic bottle from the holding fixture and noticed plastic shavings inside the rotobore cage. Employee #1 then stepped closer to the drill press. As he was reaching inside the rotobore cage with his right hand, he activated the drill press by stepping on the foot pedal activator. His right index finger was caught by the rotobore cutting teeth and partially amputated the finger. Employee #1 was taken to the University of Iowa Hospital by ambulance, where the doctors had to amputate the rest of the finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, DRILL PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312240138			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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