Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117082 - Employee's finger tip amputated in sanding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201117082 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317904	02/11/2004	3446	332323	Delta Scientific Corp.

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on January 6, 2004, Employee #1 was sanding the end of the L-shape steel on the 20-in. disc of a CONQUEST sanding machine, Model 20-ARCH, Serial Number 137746-3. The steel was 3-in. long, 1-in. wide, and 0.25-in. thick. Employee #1 was performing the work at the right edge of the sanding disc when a work piece jammed between the sanding disc and the worktable. Employee #1's right index finger was pinched between the sanding disc and the material, while the disc was still spinning. Employee #1 amputated a tip of his right index finger. He was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital and released the same day.

Keywords: SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120317904			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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