OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415789
MONONGALIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
MORGANTOWN, WV·
Event description
Employee amputates left pointer finger on bench grinder
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on November 25, 2021, an employee was grinding sharp edges from a metal bracket. The employee's finger was pulled into the bench grinder. The employee amputated the left pointer finger and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 579
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