OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001635
CUSTOM HARDWARE MFG. INC.
KEOKUK, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by stack bender clamp
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a machine that bends 1 1/2 round stock into a radius. He was positioning a piece in the machine when he hit the button for the clamp t hat holds the bar stock in place. His finger became caught between the stock and clamp and was amputated. Employee #1 required hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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