OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431166
DESKMAKERS
COMMERCE, CA·
Event description
Employee sustains partial amputation from Kreg Boring Machin
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on July 27, 2021, Employee #3, a plant supervisor at a woodworking shop, was operating a Kreg Boring Machine, Model DK3100. The employee turned on the machine and noticed the dust collector was not operating. While leaning toward the back to turn on the dust collector, with the right foot on the foot pedal, the employee activated the guard with the left middle finger in the point of operation. The finger tip was amputated. The employee was taken to a clinic by a coworker, transferred to a hand specialist, and released the same day. The employee was not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 554
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