OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438104
APO PUMPS & COMPRESSORS, LLC
HUDSON, OH·
Event description
Employee's finger tip is amputated on turret lathe machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 2022, an employee was operating a turret lathe. While operating a turret lathe, the employee reached into the machine to adjust a stop block. While reaching in, he inadvertently contacted the lathe turret traverse control lever causing the turret to move. His left forefinger became caught between the turret head and the stop, causing a fingertip amputation injury to the employee. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 60 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 637
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