Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384290

PAUMAC TUBING LLC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Foot, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Hand
NAICS
332996
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345492797
Employer profile
PAUMAC TUBING LLC
Summary number
221384290
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee amputates fingertips while operating end form machi

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on August 13, 2021, Employee #1 was placing tubing into a Dickey End Form machine. The employee placed his left hand on the tubing between the top and bottom clamp and inadvertently activated the foot pedal, trapping his hand between the powered clamps. The incident resulted in an amputation of the tip of the left pinky finger at the second knuckle, and other fingertips required pins. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    715

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