{"id":"4c072ad8-b948-47f9-8a33-8320a33b9c11","slug":"osha-joon-robotic-cell-fingertip-amputation-2019","kind":"workplace_injury","headline":"OSHA: Maintenance worker partially amputates finger in robotic welding cell at Joon LLC stamping plant (2019)","summary":"At about 1:00 p.m. on September 30, 2019, a 29-year-old maintenance worker at Joon, LLC was troubleshooting a robotic cell that performed cold welds at a motor-vehicle metal-stamping facility. While attempting to access the alignment of the welding tips, he activated a pneumatic solenoid and his index finger was caught between the welding tips, causing a partial fingertip amputation; he was hospitalized. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1435837.015.","occurredAt":"2019-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":null,"deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"severity":"serious","rootCauseCategory":"maintenance_deficiency","rootCauseDetail":null,"affectedUnitsCount":1,"affectedUnitsBasis":"exact","remediationStatus":"acknowledged","regulatoryAction":"investigation","regulatoryBody":"OSHA","propertyDamageEstimateUsd":null,"damageEstimateBasis":null,"bodilyInjurySeverity":"severe","fatalityCount":0,"lossCostClass":null,"sourceQualityTier":1,"createdAt":"2026-06-25T10:18:54.262Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-25T10:24:15.331Z","model":null,"deployment":null,"company":null,"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[],"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-joon-robotic-cell-fingertip-amputation-2019","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/incidents/osha-joon-robotic-cell-fingertip-amputation-2019","headline":"OSHA: Maintenance worker partially amputates finger in robotic welding cell at Joon LLC stamping plant (2019)","description":"At about 1:00 p.m. on September 30, 2019, a 29-year-old maintenance worker at Joon, LLC was troubleshooting a robotic cell that performed cold welds at a motor-vehicle metal-stamping facility. While attempting to access the alignment of the welding tips, he activated a pneumatic solenoid and his index finger was caught between the welding tips, causing a partial fingertip amputation; he was hospitalized. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 1435837.015.","identifier":"4c072ad8-b948-47f9-8a33-8320a33b9c11","datePublished":"2019-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","articleSection":"workplace injury","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"},"author":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"claimed-not-verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":0,"primary_source_types":[]}}}