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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407430

R&B GRINDING CO., INC.

Event
Compressed Air, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Screw
NAICS
331221
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345613731
Employer profile
R&B GRINDING CO., INC.
Summary number
221407430
Report ID
0523400

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

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    889

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