OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429871

Air Pressure,Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clamp,Crushed,Finger,Hand Control,Hold-Down Clamp,Inadequate Maint,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Pinch Point,Pinched,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Reach,Reaching,Surgical Amputation,Thermoformer,Two-Hand Control

2021-11-10T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure,Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Clamp,Crushed,Finger,Hand Control,Hold-Down Clamp,Inadequate Maint,Lockout,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Pinch Point,Pinched,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Reach,Reaching,Surgical Amputation,Thermoformer,Two-Hand Control
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221429871
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Three of machine operator's fingers are surgically amputated

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
755

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