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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221410475

AARROWCAST, INC.

Event
Caught Between, Control Lever, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Repair
NAICS
331511
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345633135
Employer profile
AARROWCAST, INC.
Summary number
221410475
Report ID
0521100

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when pinched between box and le

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 p.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee, a Melt Deck Telpher Operator, was observing two coworkers, both maintenance workers. The coworkers had finished repairs and were attempting to return the dump box to the upright position. After noticing that the latch on the dump box was preventing the dump box from returning to the upright position, the employee manipulated the lever which disengages and engages the latch. When his coworkers attempted to move the dump box, the employee's right index finger was pinched between the box and the lever. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip of the first knuckle. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 58 M

    Event type
    2

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