Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1449495.015 - Kingsbury Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

At 10:38 a.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working as a machinist for a steel mill was applying lapping compound to a machine. The employee's glove was pulled into the approximately 1/4-inch dowel hole while the machine lap was rotating. The employee's index finger was pulled into the point of operation. The employee amputated his index finger and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Energized, Finger, Fracture, Glove, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Machinist, Maintenance, Mill--Plant, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Safety Device, Supervision, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded