Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93963.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught by machine broach

Accident Summary Nr: 93963.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217876.015	03/17/2017		332710	Creed-Monarch, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 9, 2017, an employee was operating a vertical broach machine. After depressing the start button, the machine cycling only two passes with its broach tool, the employee reached into the machine to retrieve the part. However, the machine was designed to cycle three times before completion. One of the employee's fingers got caught by the passing broach tool and was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Equipment Operator, Finger, Guard

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217876.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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