Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360886

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Light Curtain, Lockout/Tagout, Point Of Operation, Press, Tagout
NAICS
335999
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345344915
Employer profile
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Summary number
221360886
Report ID
0419400

Event description

Employee?s fingertip is amputated by press

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on June 3, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a press when another employee overrode the light curtain using the solenoid box. The employee's hand was at the point of operation, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    747

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