OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221370976

W & A MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

PINE BLUFF, AR· 2021-07-10T00:00:00

Event: Bending Machine, Caught In, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Foot-Powered Press, Fracture, Hand, Knuckle, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Production Line, Struck By
NAICS: 333111
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345413512
Employer profile: W & A MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221370976
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee crushes four fingers while bending metal with press

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 a.m. on July 10, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a farm machinery and equipment manufacturer was entering product into a brake press for bending. The employee engaged the machine with the foot pedal and failed to remove his right hand from the point of operation. The employee crushed his index, middle, and ring fingers down to the second joint and a crushed pinky fingertip. The employer transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for surgery on July 10, 2021, and released the next day on July 11, 2021. On July 12, 2021, the employee was scheduled to meet with a hand specialist to determine if the ring finger can be saved.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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