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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 143705.015 - Employee Crushes Finger In Machine Die Causing Amputation

**Accident: 143705.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/15/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1575168.015	01/28/2022		April Steel Processing Inc

On January 15, 2022, an employee was assisting a coworker with a die change. The employee attempted to remove a block stop as the die was descending causing the die to crush his finger. The employee amputated his finger, requiring hospitali zation.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, blocks, caught between, crushed, die, die guard, finger, installing, lack of work procedures, lockout, lockout/tagout, machine operator, pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1575168.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury

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