OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457146
BEKAERT CORPORATION
ROME, GA·
Event description
Employee sustains partial finger amputation on butt welder
Investigation abstract
At 7:45 a.m. on February 26, 2022, Employee #1, a 23-year-old machine operator, was operating a welding unit. The employee placed his hand on an exposed belt, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the right index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 783
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