OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403173

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Catch Point,Caught In,Cutter,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Finger,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Guillotine Shear,Hand,Inexperience,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Point Of Operation,Rubber,Seal,Staffing Agency,Temporary,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Traumatic Amputation

2021-05-28T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Catch Point,Caught In,Cutter,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Finger,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Guillotine Shear,Hand,Inexperience,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Point Of Operation,Rubber,Seal,Staffing Agency,Temporary,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221403173
Report ID: 0950631

Event description

Employee amputates finger in poorly guarded guillotine sheer

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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