OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221369176

WILL-MOR MANUFACTURING, INC.

SEABROOK, NH· 2021-06-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, CNC Milling Machines, CNC Routing Machines, Caught Between, Crane, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Machinist, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Set Up, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 332710
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345404420
Employer profile: WILL-MOR MANUFACTURING, INC.
Summary number: 221369176
Report ID: 0111700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while prepping CNC machine

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on June 30, 2021, an employee working as a machinist for a machine finger. shop was setting up a CNC machine for machining metal. The employee was using an overhead crane to lower a template onto the table of the machine. As the employee lowered the template, he noticed metal shavings on the table. He rested the edge of the template on the table while he cleaned the table. When he started to lower the template again, he had his left hand on the top of the template for guiding purposes. The template slipped and swung forward catching his hand between the edge of the machine and the template. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed pinky finger and partially amputated ring

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
637

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