Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138914.015 - Employee sustains fingertip avulsion while using pneumatic s

Accident Summary Nr: 138914.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551839.015	09/08/2021		333519	Kuka Systems North America Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee working as an electrician for a production machinery manufacturer was actuating a pneumatic slide. The employee was using a temporary air valve to manipulate the slide to determine the best location of flex points for an electric wire installation. The employee had his left hand resting on the stationary safety pin hole block. The employee caught his ring finger in the pin hole block shearing off his fingertip. The employee received medical treatment for an avulsion to the fingertip without hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Avulsion, Caught In, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Installing, Laceration, Manufacturing, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic system, Pneumatic tool , Struck By, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1551839.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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