OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408123

BRIGHTON TRUEDGE HEADS & FABRICATED PRODUCTS, INC.

SHARONVILLE, OH· 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Event: Broken, Broken Bone, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Engineering Controls, Finger, Flange, Glove, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Rotating Parts, Tank
NAICS: 332420
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345382824
Employer profile: BRIGHTON TRUEDGE HEADS & FABRICATED PRODUCTS, INC.
Summary number: 221408123
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee breaks hand when caught in rollers, requires surger

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 a.m. on June 22, 2021, an employee working as a fabricating machine operator for a tank manufacturer was operating a Boldrini Model Ribo 18mm Flanging Machine. The employee was in the process of flanging a head for a tank. The employee stopped the machine to take a measurement of the head circumference with a tape measure. The side roll on the machine was still moving, and the employee's gloved right hand was caught between the rotating side roll and the rotating head of the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken hand including his fingers, requiring surgery.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
717

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