Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202531182 - Employee Amputates Finger in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202531182 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313644957	04/13/2012	3452	332722	Huck International Dba Alcoa Fastening Systems

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 5, 2012, Employee #1 was making an adjustment on a thread roll machine while it was running. As he made the adjustment, he placed his left hand on an unguarded portion of the machine. His left middle finger contacted a moving part and was partially amputated. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital and then transferred to a medical center, where he received additional treatment. Following surgical procedures, he was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, THREADING MACHINE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313644957			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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