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Accident Summary Nr: 99736.015 - Employee suffers partial amputation of right index finger in

Accident Summary Nr: 99736.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269535.015	10/11/2017		339950	Upper Darby Sign Company

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting strips of metal off of a larger stock piece of metal sheeting, holding his foot on the foot-controlled shear. As the employee was feeding the machine, his finger bypassed the guard and he sustained a partial amputation of his right index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Foot Control, Machine Guarding, Shear, Shearing Machine, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1269535.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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