OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438443
JOINING METALS INC
PERRY, OH·
Event description
Employees amputates fingertip on horizontal bandsaw
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on February 8, 2022, an employee was operating a horizontal bandsaw to cut materials. The materials had coolant fluids on them, so he reached up to wipe off the fluids, contacting the sawblade. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a right middle fingertip amputation.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 637
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