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Accident Summary Nr: 98367.015 - Employee catches finger in die-set nip point and amputates f

Accident Summary Nr: 98367.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257078.015	08/22/2017		333514	Dekalb Tool & Die, Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on August 11, 2017, an employee was manufacturing peg board hooks. The employee's fingertip from his left hand was caught and crushed in an unguarded die-set and the foot pedal was pressed. The employee's fingertip was amputated and the employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Die Cutting Press, Finger, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1257078.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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