OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406937

NEW SOUTH CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY

TUCKER, GA· 2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught By, Feeding, Finger, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Point Of Operation, Pulled In, Rebar, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 423320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345611172
Employer profile: NEW SOUTH CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY
Summary number: 221406937
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee amputates finger when feeding rebar into table bend

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working for a Construction materials supplier was fabricating rebar. The employee was inserting rebar into the KRB Mechanical Table Bender when his glove caught pulling his finger into the point of operation. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated finger.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

Event type
2

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