OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221451883

KLUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA· 2022-01-21T00:00:00

Event: Aircraft, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught In, Guard, Hand, Hand Tool, Interlock, Lathe, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Lathe, Puncture, Unguarded
NAICS: 336413
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345883078
Employer profile: KLUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Summary number: 221451883
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Employee punctures hand while operating lathe, bypassed inte

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was operating a lathe machine when he bypassed the interlock device and removed the guard to continue working. The employee caught his hand in the lathe incurring a severe hand injury and requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
779

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