Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221453988

M. ARG?ESO & CO DBA PARAMELT-USA

Event
Caught Between, Crushed, Falling Object, Finger, Fracture, Press, Press Operator, Unloading
NAICS
324199
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345897037
Employer profile
M. ARG?ESO & CO DBA PARAMELT-USA
Summary number
221453988
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee fractures finger when caught between wax billets

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was removing wax billets from a press when a wax billet fell on top of the wax billet still sitting on the platform. The employee's finger was caught between the two wax billets. The employee suffered a fractured finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    779

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