OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421456

FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING, INC.

RUSSELLVILLE, AL· 2021-12-15T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Assembling, Assembly Line, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Gear, High Pressure, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pneumatic, Pneumatic cylinder, Pneumatic equipment, Supervision, Testing, Training
NAICS: 333517
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345697783
Employer profile: FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING, INC.
Summary number: 221421456
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when pneumatic cylinder returns

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on December 15, 2021, an employee was testing the operation of a pneumatic cylinder and gears in a centering device prior to installing the housing cover. The employee placed his hand on the device assembly to steady it during operation and applied air to the steel cylinder. The cylinder returned with sufficient force to amputate his left pinky fingertip to the distal joint. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
785

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