Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050804 - Employee's finger amputated in polishing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201050804 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126162122	09/19/1997	3541	0	Robles Polishing

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing the 9 in. diameter polishing wheel on the shaft of a polishing machine when his left middle finger accidentally became caught between it and the spindle end nut and was amputated.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPINDLE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126162122			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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