Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94585.015 - Employee catches glove on steel pipe and amputates fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 94585.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223696.015	03/30/2017		336412	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 15, 2017, an employee was removing the mylar coating off of a stainless steel pipe. The employee was wearing cut-resistant gloves and had placed the steel pipe onto a lathe so the employee could sand off the coating. The employee's hand was pulled into the machine when his glove became caught on the steel pipe. The employee amputated the right middle and ring fingers at the far distal joint. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Lathe, Machine Guarding, Metal Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1223696.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury

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