Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479218 - Employee Amputates Finger in Finishing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202479218 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316346824	05/01/2013	3471	332813	V & H Performance, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:10 a.m. on April 22, 2013, Employee #1 was performing a set-up on the End Finishing machine (Number 302, Model Number EF-AC/80, Serial Number:0204EF80c32). The employee placed a tube inside the machine to measure the depth distance, and as he was adjusting the head blades bits. Employee #1 proceeded by placing his left hand on top of the end finisher cylinder head while he activated the manual on/off switch with his right hand. As he activated the switch to the on position, the head cylinder retracted backwards and pinched his left middle finger. Employee #1 was taken by the Safety Manager to an area clinic and later transported to a hand specialist for surgery amputating the tip of his left middle finger. The employee was released after twenty-four hours.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, BLADE, CYANIDE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316346824			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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