OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389950

Amputated,Amputation,Engineering Controls,Feeding,Finger,Frame,Hand,Inexperience,Instantaneous amputation,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Material Handling,Sawblade,Struck By,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation,Wood

2021-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Engineering Controls,Feeding,Finger,Frame,Hand,Inexperience,Instantaneous amputation,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Material Handling,Sawblade,Struck By,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation,Wood
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221389950
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee amputates thumb when feeding wood frames into miter

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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