OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432297
ALTAMONT, CO.
THOMASBORO, IL·
Event description
Employee Amputates Fingertip When Pinched While Moving Machi
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was reinstalling a machine component at a wood product manufacturing facility. The employee was utilizing a team lift to move a component of a Diehl ripsaw from a work table to a work surface while rotating the component. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the component being rotated and the steel work surface, resulting in amputation of the left hand index fingertip. The employee required medical treatment but was not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 519
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