OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401417

Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Die,Electrical Wire,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Grommet Machine,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Partial Amputation,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded

2021-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Die,Electrical Wire,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Grommet Machine,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Partial Amputation,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221401417
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee amputates thumb tip in grommet machine die set

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
268

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