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Accident Summary Nr: 200534741 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated after Caught by Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200534741 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316221969	12/07/2011	3011	326211	Titan Tire Company

Abstract: On October 26, 2011, Employee #1, with Titan Tire Company, was using a rubber mill to mix rubber for tires. While placing weights on the end of a blade handle, his right index finger became caught between the handle and the mill. Employee #1 was driven in a company vehicle to Mercy Hospital, where a portion of the finger was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, MILLING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316221969			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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