Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202453437 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated by Milling Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202453437 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310486063	12/05/2006	2431	321911	Cr Laurence Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 21, 2006, Employee #1 was a machine operator, working in the machine shop at C. R Laurence Incorporated, a manufacturer of metal railings and aluminum windows. He was operating a Bridgeport vertical mill. He had milled a part, finished the job and shut the mill machine off. The cutting tool was coasting to a stop as Employee #1 moved the feed table to remove the part from the vise. Employee #1 was injured when he reached for the part and the tip of his left index finger was amputated by the cutting tool. He was hospitalized at the Stacy Medical Clinic.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, MILLING MACHINE, LACERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310486063			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine operators

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