OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221366776

ELECTRON INC

WICHITA, KS· 2021-06-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Hand, Machine Guarding, Press
NAICS: 423610
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345389779
Employer profile: ELECTRON INC
Summary number: 221366776
Report ID: 0729700

Event description

Employee's hand is amputated by press

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on June 7, 2021, Employee #1 was feeding a press with a part using his hands. The employee's hand went through the machine guard and into the strike zone of the press, resulting in an amputation injury. Emergency services were called, and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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