OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221394976

TSI/ARCHITECTURAL METALS, INC.

WASHINGTON, DC· 2021-09-21T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Sawblade, Table Saw, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345546360
Employer profile: TSI/ARCHITECTURAL METALS, INC.
Summary number: 221394976
Report ID: 0316100
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee amputates finger while cutting aluminum with table

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a fabricated structural metal manufacturer was cutting aluminum plates with a table saw. The employee struck his right hand against the sawblade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated middle finger.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
715

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