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Accident Summary Nr: 201103181 - Employee Amputates Finger in Unguarded Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201103181 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/30/2002
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12014355702/07/20037363561320Weststaff

Abstract: At approximately 8:10 a.m. on August 30, 2002, a trainee stood at a box-making machine with his left hand between the anvil and the nail feed. The machine's point of operation was not guarded. The trainee inadvertently activated the pneumatic foot switch and the tip of his little finger was amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital, where his finger was surgically amputated at the joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 120143557 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Nailing and tacking machine operators

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