OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413172
FOUNDERS SERVICE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
DEERFIELD, OH·
Event description
Employee amputates fingers in core machine
Investigation abstract
At 8:45 am on November 9, 2021, an employee was attempting to adjust a plate on a core machine. Then, the ram was actuated, and the employee's fingers were caught between two plates. No machine guarding was provided to protect the employee. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he had his left ring finger amputated at the first knuckle and his left pinky finger amputated at the fingernail base. The employee was not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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