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Accident Summary Nr: 201126885 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201126885 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310094495	09/11/2008	3089	326199	Tyco Electronics Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 10, 2008, Employee #1 was working alone, operating a pneumatic table-top punch unit to remove sections of plastic cable insulation material for testing. He admitted to bypassing the two-hand control by using his right forearm and hand to activate both controls while holding a piece of the cable against the die with his left hand. One of Employee #1's left fingers was amputated.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, HAND CONTROL, DIE CUTTING PRESS, FINGER, TWO-HAND CONTROL, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310094495			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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