OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221459555

CRAFTSMAN UNITY

CERES, CA· 2021-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Contusion, Cutting, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Hold-Down Clamp, Instantaneous amputation, Laser, Misjudgment, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Roll, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 333519
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345695647
Employer profile: CRAFTSMAN UNITY
Summary number: 221459555
Report ID: 0950624

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in cutting machine

Investigation abstract

At 8:47 a.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a metalworking machinery manufacturer was setting up a machine to laser cut a new die. The employee placed a new blank roll into the laser cutting machine. While placing the hold-down clamps that hold the blank, the employee pinched his finger in the clamp. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip without bone loss.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
777

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