OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432305

CENTRAL EXPANDED METAL INC

CHANDLER, OK· 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Event: Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Unguarded
NAICS: 332322
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345752992
Employer profile: CENTRAL EXPANDED METAL INC
Summary number: 221432305
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee lacerates fingers when caught in leveling machine

Investigation abstract

At 5:22 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was feeding an expanded metal part which was coming out of an 5B Extender machine into a leveler machine. The employee caught his fingers on the part, which caused the machine rollers to pull this hand into the leveler. The employee lacerated his fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
873

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