OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411861
CUMMINS INC.
HENDERSON, CO·
Event description
Employee sustains fingertip laceration when cutting gusset p
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 noon on November 8, 2021, an employee was operating a mechanical shear to cut a small piece off a metal gusset plate. The employee used a mechanical shear with the wrong shearing capacity. The employee was not trained on machine capabilities. When the machine moved to cut the material, the material was lifted up. When the material was cut, it came back down on the employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip laceration. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F
- Event type
- 2
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