OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375215

AMERICAN TOOL AND DIE, INC.

TOLEDO, OH· 2021-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputation, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Foot pedal, Insufficient Supervision, Knuckle, Lack of Engineering Controls, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Press, Untrained
NAICS: 332999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345441521
Employer profile: AMERICAN TOOL AND DIE, INC.
Summary number: 221375215
Report ID: 0524700

Event description

Employee?s fingers are amputated and crushed while resetting

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 20, 2021, Employee #1 was piercing metal parts on a Bliss supervision, and training. He was hospitalized for treatment. 60-ton partial revolution press when he was resetting the press at the control panel. After removing his right-hand restraint and switching the press to inch mode, he did not reapply the restraint and placed his right hand into the point of operation while setting a part in place. His foot accidentally actuated the pedal, cycling the press. Employee #1 sustained a complete amputation of his right middle finger, a partial amputation of his right index finger to the second knuckle, and his right ring finger was crushed and pierced, requiring surgery. Factors that may have contributed include lack of engineering controls,

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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