Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148814 - Employee Pinches Finger in Drill, Amputation Required Later

Accident Summary Nr: 201148814 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309298347	07/11/2007	3452	332722	Alcoa Fastening Systems

Abstract: On March 15, 2007, Employee #1 was operating an inclined drill used for tapping nuts fed from a vibratory bowl. Employee #1 determined that the drill needed to be adjusted to cut the tap slightly deeper. He accidentally pressed the drill's cycle-stop button instead of the emergency stop, and then reached in to turn a nut to adjust the drilling depth. The machine, however, was still completing the cycle when Employee #1 reached in, and the machine pinched his right index finger between a moving cylinder and the stop. Employee #1 later required amputation of the portion of his right index finger from the first joint to the end. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DRILLING MACHINE, FINGER, EMERGENCY STOP, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309298347			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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