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Accident Summary Nr: 201066685 - Employee's finger is amputated in deburring machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201066685 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300794849	07/23/2003	3443	332313	Metalmaster Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 11, 2003, Employee #1 was performing a deburring and sanding procedure on a 2.5-in. in diameter metal wafer on a Monarch horizontal lathe, Model Number 2Z60G, Serial Number 10024. He was working in a Machine Shop Area at Metalaster, Incorporated. Employee #1 was standing over the lathe chuck with jaws and inadvertently placed his left hand too closely to the revolving jaws on the chuck and between the tool rest. He sustained amputation of about 0.5 in. of his left little finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: LATHE, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300794849			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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