OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408578

IMPERIAL POOLS, INC.

LATHAM, NY· 2021-06-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Foot, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Hand, Knuckle, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Ram, Surgical Amputation, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 339920
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345620512
Employer profile: IMPERIAL POOLS, INC.
Summary number: 221408578
Report ID: 0213100

Event description

Employee crushes fingers in press brake, later amputated

Investigation abstract

At 6:15 p.m. on June 23, 2021, an employee working for a manufacturer of swimming pools was operating a press brake while manufacturing 18-inch stakes. The employee was controlling the machine with a foot pedal. The employee placed his right hand underneath the press brake bar while waiting for a coworker to place material in machine. He then pressed foot pedal before removing his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat crushed fingers. The employee required surgical amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
2

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