OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391204

RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS, INC.

CAIRO, GA· 2021-09-03T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Catch Point, Caught In, Die, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 333921
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345529697
Employer profile: RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS, INC.
Summary number: 221391204
Report ID: 0418400

Event description

Employee amputates thumb tip when bending metal with press b

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee working for an elevator manufacturer operating a press brake to bend metal parts. The employee caught his right thumb in the point of operation. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb tip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Event type
2

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