Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431232

WOOLF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Mechanical Power Press
NAICS
332999
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345746812
Employer profile
WOOLF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INC
Summary number
221431232
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee crushes one finger and amputates another finger whe

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee was operating a Rousselle No.2E mechanical powered press to reduce the size of tubular stock ends. The employee made adjustments to the restraints during the process. The employee's fingers were crushed by the press during accidental activation by an unguarded foot pedal. The employee sustained a crushing injury to one finger on the left hand and an amputation to another finger on the left hand. The employee was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

    Event type
    2

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