OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221358781
T & D FABRICATING
EASTLAKE, OH·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip while operating hydraulic press
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on May 6, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic press, using a foot pedal control to actuate the machine while hand-feeding production pieces. The employee inadvertently activated the press while his hand was inside the press area. The press cycled and closed onto the employee's hand, resulting in the amputation of the tip of the left index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
-
#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 64 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 747
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.