OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404221
MEDAL COMPONENTS LLC
HOLGATE, OH·
Event description
Employee Lacerates Finger While Using Bandsaw
Investigation abstract
At 7:38 a.m. on October 16, 2021, an employee was operating a Jet bandsaw to cut out plastic fan housings. When the employee reached for a falling object, his right hand contacted an unguarded section of the sawblade. The employee sustained lacerations to his right hand and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 779
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