Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827162 - Employee's finger amputated when caught in mill

Accident Summary Nr: 827162 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115041048	06/04/1991	3089	0	Carlon - A Lamson And Sessions Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a molding machine, making clear plastic electrical box covers. The end mill was mounted in a drill press from which the guard had been removed. While Employee #1 was cutting and shaving the "sprue," the end mill caught her glove and pulled her left hand into the spinning end mill bit, amputating the first joint of her ring finger and dislocating her left little finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DISLOCATED, PLASTIC MFG, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115041048			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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