OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360217

Amputated,Amputation,Bracket,Caught Between,Caught By,Engineering Controls,Finger,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Metal,Mold,Molding Machine,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Reaching In,Traumatic Amputation

2021-05-29T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Bracket,Caught Between,Caught By,Engineering Controls,Finger,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Metal,Mold,Molding Machine,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Reaching In,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221360217
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee amputates finger by machine part and guard bracket

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 52 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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