OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673301
COBBS MANUFACTURING
DES MOINES, IA·
Event description
FINGERTIP AMPUTATED BY CUTTING BLADE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED HIS HAND UNDER A GUARD IN AN EFFORT TO REACH SOME MATERIAL TH AT WAS CURLING UP AFTER BEING CUT. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH TH E CUTTING BLADE. HIS FINGERTIP WAS AMPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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