Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162484 - Employee Partially Amputatied Finger with Punching Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201162484 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126174507	06/13/2001	3845	0	Moldex-Metric, Inc.

Abstract: A machine operator was seriously injured while working on a hole-punching machine for respirator masks. While the employee was removing a mask from the point of operation of an automatic feed hole punching machine with her right hand, the machine's automatic ram came down and amputated her right index finger at the proximal interphalangeal joint. The employer took the victim to a hospital that referred her to a hand rehabilitation center for surgery and orthopedic care.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, SET UP, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126174507			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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