OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221353774

Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Blade,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Elderly,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Reporting,Scrap Metal,Scrap Yard,Shear,Shearing Machine,Surgical Amputation

2021-03-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Blade,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Elderly,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Reporting,Scrap Metal,Scrap Yard,Shear,Shearing Machine,Surgical Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221353774
Report ID: 0626300

Event description

Shear machine operator's arm is amputated following injury

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 77 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
777

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