OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372949
DONGAN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY
PIONEER, OH·
Event description
Employee sustains partial finger amputations while operating
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on July 15, 2021, Employee #1, age 44, was operating a 45-ton Bliss mechanical power press when he sustained partial amputations to four fingers on his left hand. The press was equipped with point-of-operation restraints, but they were not properly adjusted, and the employee's fingers were in the point of operation when the press was actuated. The press had been set up by the employee and a supervisor on July 14, 2021, and he continued operating it the following day to finish the order. There were no witnesses to the incident. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 747
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