OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221371586

ALASO U.S.A., CORP.

LAKELAND, FL· 2021-06-29T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Catch Point, Caught Between, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Production Line, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 339999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345418362
Employer profile: ALASO U.S.A., CORP.
Summary number: 221371586
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee amputates thumb tip when caught between metal and p

Investigation abstract

At 5:46 p.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an industrial equipment manufacturer was operating a press brake machine. The employee was making a second bend in a metal part to set up the press for a production run. The part flipped upward when the die made contact and caught the employee's left hand. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to her thumb tip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Event type
2

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