OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432875

MID-SOUTH WIRE COMPANY LLC

NASHVILLE, TN· 2021-12-12T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Glove, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Wire, Point Of Operation, Pulled In, Safety Device, Training
NAICS: 331222
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345756076
Employer profile: MID-SOUTH WIRE COMPANY LLC
Summary number: 221432875
Report ID: 0454712

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught between wire and capst

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on December 12, 2021, an employee was cleaning a machine and reached his gloved right hand under a guard. The employee's hand was caught in the wire going around the capstan. The employee amputated his ring finger, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Event type
2

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