Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200534659 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Mill

Accident Summary Nr: 200534659 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316176593	11/15/2011	3523	333111	John Deere & Co. Waterloo Operations

Abstract: On October 27, 2011, Employee #1 had just finished a piece on a Bridgeport manual mill and placed gloves back on his hands. He reached for an air wand with his right hand and turned the power switch off with his left hand. As Employee #1 moved the air wand to blow a part off, his right hand contacted the mill's still-spinning spindle. His hand was pulled into the mill, causing a fractured thumb and amputations to the tips of his pinky and ring fingers.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, MILLING MACHINE, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316176593			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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