Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140324 - Employee's thumb tip amputated in milling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201140324 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125908079	07/16/1997	3829	0	Whessoe Varec

Abstract: On May 21, 1997, Employee #1 was setting up a part in a fixture to prepare it for milling on a milling machine. This fixture had a pneumatically controlled clamp to hold the part in place. Employee #1 was holding the part in the fixture with one hand and trying to attach the air hose to the fixture with his other hand. As the air pressure activated the clamp, the tip of his left thumb was amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Anaheim General Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, MILLING MACHINE, AIR HOSE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125908079			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinists

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