OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425564

AMERICAN STEP COMPANY, INC.

GRIFFIN, GA· 2021-08-03T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Clearing, Hand, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Tagout
NAICS: 326121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345474456
Employer profile: AMERICAN STEP COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221425564
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger while clearing jam in co

Investigation abstract

At 6:15 a.m. on August 3, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a KRB Coil Form machine when he noticed a jam. While attempting to manually clear the jam with the machine still energized, the employee's right hand was pinched by the rollers at the outlet, resulting in a partial amputation of the right pinky finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Event type
2

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