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Accident Summary Nr: 110902.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught by guillotine she

Accident Summary Nr: 110902.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 11/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359652.015	11/13/2018		326211	Continental Tire The Americas, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 6, 2018, an employee was operating a guillotine shear and was using a two hand control to start it to cut a 2 foot by 1 foot piece of rubber stock that weight approximately 75 lbs. The employee was removing some cut stock when the shear cycled itself unexpectedly and amputated his ring finger and pinky from his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Finger, Guillotine Shear

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1359652.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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