OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385602
TONNARD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
CORRY, PA·
Event description
Employee sustains fingertip amputation while operating hydra
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on August 11, 2021, Employee #1 was manually loading a part into a hydraulic press brake to bend it. While reaching in to better seat the part, he inadvertently stepped on the pedal with his hand in the point of operation. The machine partially cycled, and his left middle finger was caught and crushed between the metal part and the die, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 706
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