OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221445752

MILLMATIC CO.

BURBANK, CA· 2021-09-20T00:00:00

Event: Adjust, Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Glove, Hand, High Pressure, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lathe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Metal Lathe, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pressure, Production Line, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 333517
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345619811
Employer profile: MILLMATIC CO.
Summary number: 221445752
Report ID: 0950641

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught in lathe during adjust

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a machine tool manufacturer was adjusting a lathe. The employee caught his finger in the machine and was hospitalized to treat an amputated finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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