OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221427909
RIPPLE GLASS, LLC
KANSAS CITY, MO·
Event description
Employee amputates finger
Investigation abstract
At 7:00 a.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee was using his hand to brush glass dust, when his finger got caught in the rotary air lock which has moving paddles. The employee suffered a partial finger amputation of the right pointer finger and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 453
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