Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493482 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Saw Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202493482 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316516012	07/05/2012	3533	333132	Acm Machining Inc

Abstract: On June 5, 2012, Employee #1 was working at the Amada HFA 700 C II Saw. The saw had a sensor that was not working properly. The employee was trying to fix the sensor. Employee #1 went to the back side of the machine and removed the cover to climb on top of machine table. The employee started pushing on sensor to activate the machine. Employee #1 asked another employee to come over and activate the machine. When Employee #2 activated the machine, the guide started to move and shortly Employee #1 felt his pointer finger on right hand get pinched. Employee #1 had placed his right pointer finger in between the sensor actuating arm and a fixed part of the machine. The employee's right index finger was amputated. Emergency responders were called and Employee #1 was transported to Mercy San Juan Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SAW, SAWMILL, TABLE SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316516012			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.