Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98696.015 - Employee amputates middle fingertip in a pilot hole machine

Accident Summary Nr: 98696.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 08/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260668.015	09/01/2017		332116	Res Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At 12:40 a.m. on August 18, 2018, an employee fed coil steel forward into a machine's die, while also inserting his finger inside the pilot hole. Afterwards, the employee then hit the machine's feed button and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Keywords: Amputation, Die, Finger, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1260668.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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