Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415581

METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC

Event
Amputation, Caught In, Drill Bit, Entangled, Finger, Glove, Hand, Machinist, Milling Machine, Operating, Partial Amputation, Rotating Drill Bit, Rotating Parts, Stuck
NAICS
541380
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345663835
Employer profile
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Summary number
221415581
Report ID
0215800

Event description

Employee's fingers are amputated by milling machine

Investigation abstract

At 01:30 p.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee was operating a Bridgeport Mill. While operating the mill, the employee's glove got entangled with the rotating bit. The employee sustained an amputation to the first knuckle of the left middle and index fingers. The employee's injuries were treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    637

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