Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479515 - Worker Amputates Finger Tip in Tube Bending Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202479515 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316347525	08/30/2013	2599	337127	The Windsford Corp Dba Forbes Industries

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 1, 2013, Employee #1, a 62-year-old male machine operator with the Windsford Corp Dba Forbes Industries, was using a Teledyne Pines, Serial Number 44361-75168, bending machine, to bend 1 in. diameter stainless steel tubes. Employee #1 operated the Teledyne Pines bending machine daily as part of his assigned duties. On the day of the incident, Employee #1 started work at 6:00 a.m. After clocking in, Employee #1 went directly to his tube bending machine to start a job of bending 100 tubes. Employee #1 had processed about 80 tubes when he put a tube in the die and the machine activated and catching his right index finger. The tip of Employee #1's right index finger was caught in the die and was amputated. Employee #1 had been employed with the company for approximately seven years. The company was engaged in manufacturing hotel and restaurant equipment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, BENDING MACHINE, LACERATION, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316347525			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.