Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139070.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in press point of operation

Accident Summary Nr: 139070.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552759.015	09/09/2021		332312	Owen Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on September 2, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal components manufacturer was using a brake press to produce garner ducts from galvanized steel. The employee inadvertently placed his left hand in the point of operation and was struck by the die. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Die, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Point Of Operation, Press, Press Brake, Press Operator, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552759.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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