OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441272
TANK HOLDING CORP.
CHINO, CA·
Event description
Employee partially amputates thumb in mold machine
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on February 4, 2022, an employee and their coworker were operating a molding machine. The large metal square shaped mold was held upside down by the arm of the machine and a cart was placed underneath the mold to rest the lid on. While lining up the bolt holes, the employee's glove was at the left pinch point, the handle of the cart and the edge of the lid, and his thumb was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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