OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431794
BERNAL, LLC
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI·
Event description
Employee amputates finger when caught between gears
Investigation abstract
At 1:15 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was performing a gear lash test to inspect and adjust the gears to the correct tightness. The employee applied power to the die module and started to feed toilet paper through the running meshing gears by hand when his hand became caught in the gears. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of his index finger and and a fracture of his middle finger.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 634
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