Accident Report Detail
Accident: 113603.015 - Employee Suffers Partial Amputation Of Fingertip While Placi
Accident: 113603.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/12/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1378385.015 | 02/14/2019 | Anvil International, Incorporated | |||||
At 7:00 p.m. on December 12, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that manuf actured metal valves and pipe fittings. He was placing iron castings into a mach ine. The machine's sliding die guard did not operate correctly. The guard was no t supposed to allow any gap more than 3.175 millimeters (0.125 inches). Springs on the guard were excessively worn. The employee suffered a partial amputation o f one of the fingertips on his right hand. The narrative did not say whether or not he was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, amputation, caught by, die, die guard, fingertip, inadequate maint, machine guarding, machine operator, partial amputation
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1378385.015 | 60 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |