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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408545

Amputated,Amputation,Catch Point,Caught Between,Caught In,Container,Energized,Engineering Controls,Finger,Hand Tool,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Manufacturing,Metal container,Production Line,Rotating Shaft,Shaft,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation

Event
Amputated,Amputation,Catch Point,Caught Between,Caught In,Container,Energized,Engineering Controls,Finger,Hand Tool,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Manufacturing,Metal container,Production Line,Rotating Shaft,Shaft,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221408545
Report ID
0418200

Event description

Employee amputates thumb in shaft while unjamming energized

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

    Event type
    2

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