OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407430
R&B GRINDING CO., INC.
RACINE, WI·
Event description
Employee lacerates hand while using air gun
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was using an air gun to blow chips off a part. The air gun fell into an energized automated screw machine. The employee reached into the screw machine to retrieve the air gun and the machine cycled. The employee received lacerations to the right hand. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for the injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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