Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088456 - Employee Amputates Finger in Line Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202088456 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309452571	11/15/2007	3469	332116	Taylor Metal Products Co.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on October 29, 2007, Employee #1, a press operator, was injured when her fingers got caught in the dies of an E.W. Bliss 75-ton line press. The condition of the machine safeguards (pull backs) could not be determined. Employee #1 had the index finger of her left hand amputated and the middle finder smashed. Both fingers required surgery. The narrative did not indicate whether the employee returned to work, but she had a return date of January 15, 2008.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, DIE, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309452571			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Pressing machine operators

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