OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221356900

APX ENCLOSURES, INCORPORATED

GREENCASTLE, PA· 2021-05-11T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Pulled In, Tagout
NAICS: 332322
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345316079
Employer profile: APX ENCLOSURES, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221356900
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee amputates one finger and lacerates another finger w

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 11, 2021, an employee was using a router to bevel the edges of a piece of PVC. The employee removed the guards and feather boards to make it easier to run the parts on the router. While operating the router, the board kicked back, and the employee's hand was pulled into the spinning router bit. This resulted in an amputation of the fingertip on the left middle finger and a laceration to the left ring finger tip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
733

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