OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397946

NHI MECHANICAL MOTION, LLC

CLAREMONT, NH· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Die, Die Guard, Finger, Guard, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Light Curtain, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Production Line, Reaching, Reaching In, Safety Device, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Two-Hand Control, Welder
NAICS: 333613
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345558787
Employer profile: NHI MECHANICAL MOTION, LLC
Summary number: 221397946
Report ID: 0111700

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger when reaching into welde

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator hospitalization for a partially amputated thumb to the first knuckle. for a mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturer was operating a projection welding machine. The employee was in the process of manufacturing power distribution pulleys. The machine is equipped with two hand control and a light curtain. The machine had just welded a pulley when the employee reached in to pull out the finished part. The employee had reached through the guards to get to the part. The employee's right hand was still in the machine when the die closed. The employer determined through troubleshooting that the safety devices were not functioning properly. The employee received medical treatment without

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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