Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221427909

RIPPLE GLASS, LLC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Partial Amputation
NAICS
423930
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345728521
Employer profile
RIPPLE GLASS, LLC
Summary number
221427909
Report ID
0728500

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

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    453

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