Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1551839.015 - Kuka Systems North America Llc

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

Inspection Nr: 1551839.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 09/08/2021

Site Address:
Kuka Systems North America Llc
6600 Center Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Mailing Address:
6600 Center Dr, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333519

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1800631	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138914.015

Event: 08/19/2021

Employee sustains fingertip avulsion while using pneumatic s

At 9:30 a.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee working as an electrician for a production machinery manufacturer was actuating a pneumatic slide. The employee was using a temporary air valve to manipulate the slide to determine the best location of flex points for an electric wire installation. The employee had his left hand resting on the stationary safety pin hole block. The employee caught his ring finger in the pin hole block shearing off his fingertip. The employee received medical treatment for an avulsion to the fingertip without hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Avulsion, Caught In, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Installing, Laceration, Manufacturing, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic system, Pneumatic tool , Struck By, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1551839.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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