OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424872
KELPRO INC
SIKESTON, MO·
Event description
Employee amputates finger while bending pipe
Investigation abstract
At 10:15 a.m. on November 17, 2021, an employee was bending metal pipe stock on an Alpine pipe bending machine when he placed his hand on a pipe and began bending it without removing his hand. The employee's finger was caught between the machine's die and clamp and he suffered a finger amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 717
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