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Accident Summary Nr: 201096260 - Employee's finger amputated by machine pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 201096260 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126183276	02/04/2003	7363	561330	Altres

Abstract: At approximately 2:35 p.m. on January 30, 2003, Employee #1, working for an automobile rim manufacturer, was repairing the ball screw located on the shaft of a CNC machine in the machine shop. The machine was turned off and tagged-out, however, while attempting to rotate the shaft, the employee's ring finger came into contact with the pulley and the tip his finger was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126183276			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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