Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221405053

ANOMATIC CORPORATION

Event
Amputation, Caught Between, Fingertip, Machine operator, Press, Thumb
NAICS
332813
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345600589
Employer profile
ANOMATIC CORPORATION
Summary number
221405053
Report ID
0522500

Event description

Employee amputates tip of thumb in press head

Investigation abstract

At 1:40 p.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was adjusting the placement of a part on an Anocap Machine 7 with the technician key in the machine. The employee reached into the machine when the press head actuated and pinched his thumb, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the employee's left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    0

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