OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428915
MUELLER FITTINGS COMPANY, INC.
COVINGTON, TN·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip in machine
Investigation abstract
At 7:25 a.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee was operating the SF2 machine. A blank got jammed at Station #1 Pre-Size Transfer. The employee manually removed the blank from the gripper, and the gripper closed on his finger. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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