Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137589.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in machine clamp

Accident Summary Nr: 137589.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 06/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536758.015	06/17/2021		335911	East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 13, 2021, Employee #1 was adjusting material on a conveyor belt leading into Case Accumulator #1 ("The Farmer"). The employee had actuated the emergency stop and reached through the light curtain to adjust the product when the machine clamp dropped onto the material, catching and amputating the tip of the employee's left ring finger. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Light Curtain, Reach, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1536758.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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