OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221427859

PINNACLE ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

DENVER, CO· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Drill, Drill Bit, Finger, Glove, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Milling Machine, PPE, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Training, Unguarded, Working Alone
NAICS: 335122
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345726426
Employer profile: PINNACLE ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING
Summary number: 221427859
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

Employee amputates two fingers after glove is caught in knee

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was working alone on a knee mill drilling holes for light fixtures. The employee had received training and was instructed not to wear gloves around moving parts and not to bypass guards. The employee was wearing gloves and had also removed a guard for reasons not indicated in the narrative. The employee grabbed the rotating drill bit and snagged the glove on the moving chuck. The employee's glove along with his hand was pulled into the machinery. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingers and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
717

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