OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429194

HILL PHOENIX INC

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA· 2022-01-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Die, Falling Object, Finger, Installing, Lost Control, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Press Operator, Punch Press, Struck By
NAICS: 423740
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345732309
Employer profile: HILL PHOENIX INC
Summary number: 221429194
Report ID: 0355111

Event description

Employee amputates finger when struck by falling punch die

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was changing a die in a punch machine. The employee removed the 32-pound punch to be changed out when she lost her grip. As the employee attempted to catch the falling punch, she pinched her left index finger between die and work surface. The employe amputated her finger and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 F

Event type
6

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