OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420805
FLORIM USA, INC.
CLARKSVILLE, TN·
Event description
Employee partially amputates finger when glove becomes caugh
Investigation abstract
On October 18, 2021, an employee was removing a ceramic roller from a kiln. As the employee was removing the roller, his glove became caught in between an adjacent roller and a free moving bearing. The employee jerked his arm away from the machine and sustained a partial amputation of the left index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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