OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396740

SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE

SOLON, OH· 2021-08-21T00:00:00

Event: Align, Aligning, Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Gate, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Interlock, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 331222
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345498950
Employer profile: SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE
Summary number: 221396740
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when pulled into pinch point cr

Investigation abstract

At 4:15 a.m. on August 21, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a steel wire manufacturer was performing service and maintenance on equipment. The employee was attempting to realign steel wire onto the take up coil block. The employee lifted the interlocked gate to gain access to the block area. The employee placed the equipment in jog mode allowing the interlocked mechanism to be disabled. The employee cycled the equipment via the foot pedal while his hand was placed on the wire. The wire subsequently pulled the employee into the pinch point created by the wire and the take up coil block. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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