OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404130
WEYERHAEUSER CO
GRAYLING, MI·
Event description
Employee amputates tip of thumb in lathe
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was polishing a shaft on a lathe. His glove became caught between the lathe's emery paper and the rotating shaft, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 519
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