The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, July 12th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Athol, MA after learning of an incident at L. S. Starrett Company, The which had occured on Friday, July 8th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Accident Date2016-07-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn July 8, 2016, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was bending pieces of metal in a pneumatic parts bender. When he attempted to remove a part from the machine, the pneumatic bending piston crushed and amputated his right index fingertip just below the nail.