OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401896
O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO.
CONGERVILLE, IL·
Event description
Employee sustains finger amputation while using bandsaw
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:55 a.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee loaded a piece of 2-inch steel pipe, and the automated machine cut it into pieces or bushings. The employee placed his hand and fingers near the blade to retrieve the cut pieces or the bushings at 350 rpm. The employee sustained a finger amputation and was treated without hospitatization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 64 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 779
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