Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139311.015 - Employee amputates hand while operating polishing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 139311.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530309.015	05/12/2021		323111	Aztec Polishing, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 9, 2021, an employee was polishing a part with an industrial metal polishing machine. The employee's hand was caught between the buffing wheel and the part being polished. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Hand, Machine operator, Polishing, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530309.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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