OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387319

SUPERCON, INCORPORATED

SHREWSBURY, MA· 2021-08-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Caught By, Cleaning, Cloth, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Manufacturing, Metal Wire, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Rag, Sawblade, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 332618
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345506943
Employer profile: SUPERCON, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221387319
Report ID: 0112600

Event description

Employee cutting copper amputates fingertip while wiping ban

Investigation abstract

At 12:15 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working for a wire products manufacturer was cutting copper rod on bandsaw. The employee used a rag to wipe the saw and was struck by the sawblade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Event type
2

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