OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421225

PRECISION LIQUID CONSTRUCTION

THOMPSON, IA· 2021-12-13T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Foot pedal, Hold-Down Clamp, Shearing Machine, Sheet Metal
NAICS: 332322
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345696926
Employer profile: PRECISION LIQUID CONSTRUCTION
Summary number: 221421225
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee amputates finger on metal shear

Investigation abstract

At 3:39 p.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was positioning sheet metal on a shear with his foot on the initiating pedal while he was marking the sheet metal to be cut. The employee accidentally initiated the hold down device and his finger was caught between the device and the metal. The employee suffered an amputation of his left index finger to the first digit and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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