OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406465

Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Cutter,Cutting,Engineering Technician,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Inexperience,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Material Handling,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Splitter,Traumatic Amputation,Wood Splitter

2021-07-04T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught By,Cutter,Cutting,Engineering Technician,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Inexperience,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Material Handling,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Splitter,Traumatic Amputation,Wood Splitter
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221406465
Report ID: 0950613

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught by log splitter wed

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
2

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