Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1560299.015 - Thk Rhythm Automotive Michigan Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Investigation Summary

At 12:45 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as a forging machine operator for a motor vehicle components manufacturer was operating the National Horizontal Mechanical Upset Forge Press Number 5. The employee placed a part in the machine and cycled the upset forge with his left hand positioned too low on the part. The employee's hand was struck by the die. He was hospitalized to treat two amputated fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Die, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Motor Vehicle, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Press Operator, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position