OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221357239

Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Caught Between,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Grinder,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Knuckle,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pipe,Reaching In,Removing,Rotating Parts,Traumatic Amputation,Valve

2021-05-14T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Caught Between,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Grinder,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Knuckle,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pipe,Reaching In,Removing,Rotating Parts,Traumatic Amputation,Valve
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221357239
Report ID: 0728900

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip in valve when reaching into gri

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
0

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