OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415375
HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC.
BIRMINGHAM, AL·
Event description
Employee partially amputates finger while operating notcher
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:10 p.m. on November 26, 2021, an employee was operating the CMM Notcher machine. A small piece of the notched vinyl was stuck in the notcher. The employee reached inside the point of operation, and his hand was caught by the notcher when the foot pedal was activated. The eployee partial amputated of a finger and was hospitalized to treat these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Event type
- 2
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