OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438542

YESCO, LLC.

LAS VEGAS, NV· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Aluminum Processing, Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Sheet Metal
NAICS: 339950
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345778542
Employer profile: YESCO, LLC.
Summary number: 221438542
Report ID: 0953220

Event description

Employee amputates two fingertips when caught in autobrake m

Investigation abstract

At 12:15 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was using a Roper Whitney Autobrake 2000 to bend a piece of aluminum sheet into a box. The employee was using his right hand to locate the workpiece on the brake table in order to align the piece with his fingers. When the employee activated the machine to clamp down on the piece, he caught his fingers between the brake finger mount and the workpiece. The employee amputated his middle and ring fingertips at the nail bed and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
654

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