Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375942

AER MANUFACTURING, L.P.

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Grinder, Hand
NAICS
336310
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345446363
Employer profile
AER MANUFACTURING, L.P.
Summary number
221375942
Report ID
0626300

Event description

Employee?s right index fingertip is amputated while inspecti

Investigation abstract

At 4:23 p.m. on July 22, 2021, Employee #1 was inspecting the belts on a Berco grinding machine after the grinder had stopped working properly. The employee had shut off the machine and power switch, removed the guard, and began manually rotating the belts by hand. His right index finger was caught between the belt and pulley. As he pulled his hand back, the tip of his right index finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    768

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