Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202551099 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Welding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202551099 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313160772	06/23/2009	7363	561320	Aerotek, Inc

Abstract: On June 16, 2009, Employee #1 was a machine operator at a manufacturer of automotive exhaust parts. He was operating a Kimura seam welding machine, Model No. SBR-150-BK, Serial No. 605102. The machine had a dressing wheel that cleaned the welding wheel as it turned. The wheels are located 10-in. from the point of welding operation. Employee #1 got his gloved right hand caught between the dressing wheel and the weld wheel and suffered an amputation injury to his right middle finger. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, WELDING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313160772			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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