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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 94019.015 - Employee Amputates Left Ring Finger When Reaching Into A Pre

**Accident: 94019.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 03/15/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1218378.015	03/20/2017		Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company Llc

At 12:15 a.m. on March 15, 2017, an employee was running production parts throug h an Amada RG-50 press brake. While the employee was working on the Amada RG-50 press brake to form the metal parts, she noticed that the metal part was extende d past the die on the left side. The employee reached in to push the part to the right while unintentionally cycling the press brake. Her left ring finger becam e caught between the dies, resulting in the amputation of her left ring finger a t the first knuckle.

Keywords: amputation, die blades, finger, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, press brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1218378.015	50	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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