Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140621 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN ASSEMBLY MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201140621 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125911776	03/11/1998	7361	0	Corestaff Services

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a small semi-automatic assembly machine. The employee reached around a guard to straighten out a knob that was on a conveyor. As he straightened out the knob, a die came down on the employee's finger. Employee #1 sustained an amputated left ring finger as a result of the accident. Employee #1 failed to stop the machine from movement prior to straightening out the knob and the point of operation guard on the machine was not adequate.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, POINT OF OPERATION, CONVEYOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125911776			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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