OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397474

THE NEW IEM, LLC

JACKSONVILLE, FL· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Catch Point, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Production Line, Surgical Amputation, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 335313
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345556849
Employer profile: THE NEW IEM, LLC
Summary number: 221397474
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee crushes finger in press brake, requires amputation

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working as a press operator for a switchgear apparatus manufacturer was using a press brake to bend a metal part in order to form a channel. The employee observed that the part (channel) was bending in the wrong area and so he placed his finger between the channel and the machine. The employee crushed his finger, requiring amputation.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 M

Event type
2

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