OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221412430
VERITAS STEEL, LLC.
PALATKA, FL·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip in bandsaw
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was using a rag to correct a piece mark. The rag became caught in a bandsaw, leading to the amputation of his right index fingertip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 61 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 7051
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