Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201030707 - Employee's finger amputated in milling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201030707 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120295548	06/24/1997	3083	0	Caravan

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was operating a Bridgeport milling machine, serial #J119828, equipped with a special tool die. She was cleaning a drill bit on the mill while at the same time was also reaching for the control at the top of the machine to turn it off. Before she could reach the switch, the glove on her right hand became caught on the bit, amputating her right index finger. The causal factors for this accident include Employee #1 wearing a glove when there was a danger of it becoming entangled in the moving machinery, and Employee #1 not stopping the machine prior to cleaning the bit.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, MILLING MACHINE, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120295548			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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