OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388028

Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Clamp,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Foot-Powered Press,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Partial Amputation,Safety Device,Shear,Sheared,Shearing Machine,Sheet Metal,Slip,Slippery Surface,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded,Welder

2021-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Clamp,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Foot-Powered Press,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Partial Amputation,Safety Device,Shear,Sheared,Shearing Machine,Sheet Metal,Slip,Slippery Surface,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded,Welder
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221388028
Report ID: 0111700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in shearing machine

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
783

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