OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416282
FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC
HOUSTON, MS·
Event description
Employee's finger is struck by rivet, later amputated
Investigation abstract
At 06:45 a.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee was operating a rivet machine. The rivets became jammed, so the employee worked to free the lodged rivet when she pressed the foot pedal to engage the machine. The employee's left finger was located between the jaw and the cylinder action on the down stroke. Later, the employee's left index finger was amputated at the hospital. The employee was not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 779
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