Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454671

PAN TECHNOLOGY INC

Event
Blade, Caught By, Cleaning, Cutting, Finger, Flowing Material, Foot pedal, Fracture, Machine Cycled, Milling Machine, Roll
NAICS
325510
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345615330
Employer profile
PAN TECHNOLOGY INC
Summary number
221454671
Report ID
0214500

Event description

Employee fractures three fingers in mill equipment

Investigation abstract

At 1:45 p.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was assisting a coworker, the lead operator, process material on mill equipment by observing the blade cutting the material at the end of a roll. The employee was cleaning excess material off of the blade while it was in an open position when the coworker pressed the foot pedal to engage the blade. The blade to closed on the employee's fingers resulting in three fracture fingers on his left hand. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

    Event type
    2

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