Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201792421 - Employees finger caught in machine are amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201792421 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126078526	06/24/1999	3496	0	Davis Wire Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on June 15, 1999, Employee #1 was cleaning forming bars on a netting machine, Corner Aid Machine Number 3906, using sand paper. He hit the jogging button which made the forming bars move and his left thumb and index finger got caught in the moving forming bars and were amputated. Employee #1 was not aware of the jogging switch being activated and Lock-out/Block-out procedures were not followed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126078526			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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