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Accident Summary Nr: 201036795 - Employee Suffers Amputation Using Tube Bending Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201036795 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305477838	01/05/2005	3721	336411	The Boeing Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a tube bending mechanic, worked for a manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft. Employee #1 was working in the tube bending department of a large production area used to assemble aircraft. Employee #1, working alone, was bending tubes on an Eaton Leonard Premier Bending Machine Number NC169 (Serial Number YB75GP RH070 FL1196) using a Premier Industrial Controller. Employee #1 rested his hand between the bend die and the clamping jaws of the machine. The machine activated and amputated Employee #1's right ring finger when it entered the pinch point of the bending machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, BENDING MACHINE, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305477838			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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