OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452980

112590 - VEHICLE SERVICE GROUP

MADISON, IN· 2021-12-29T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Assembling, Caught Between, Control Lever, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand Control, Hydraulic Equipment, Hydraulic Press, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Temporary Worker, Two-Hand Control
NAICS: 336111
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345713184
Employer profile: 112590 - VEHICLE SERVICE GROUP
Summary number: 221452980
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught in hydraulic press

Investigation abstract

At 10:10 a.m. on December 29, 2021, an employee (a temporary worker) was finger and required hospitalization. working in the assembly area operating a Smartlift where a plunger is placed into a guide barrel utilizing a hydraulic fixture. The guide barrel plunger assembly is a custom-made machine and operated by a power button and a hand lever. The machine's purpose is to insert a plunger into a guide barrel. The employee was adjusting a bearing inside the barrel with his left hand and had his right hand on the power button while operating the handle with his knee. The employee unintentionally activated the lever with his knee and pinched his left ring finger between the guide barrel and the plunger. The employee amputated his

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
785

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