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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 143364.015 - Employee Amputates Finger In Press

**Accident: 143364.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1574665.015	01/26/2022		Production Castings, Inc

At 4:00 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was using an air wand to blow alum inum chips from the press area. The employee was blowing aluminum chips off the back side of the die when the machine partially cycled and the trim dies compres sed and caught his finger. The employee suffered a right index finger amputation and a fractured right hand and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: aluminum dust, amputated, amputation, caught between, compressed air, crushed, die, finger, fracture, hand, machine cycled, power press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1574665.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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