OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001304

AMPUTATED,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,RAM

1986-09-11T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,RAM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001304
Report ID: 751910

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED BETWEEN RAM AND STOP BAR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE MACHINE'S POINT OF OPERATION TO GET A PART AS THE R AM WAS ON ITS UPWARD STROKE. HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT AND AMPUTATED BETWEEN THE B OTTOM OF THE RAM AND THE METAL STOP BAR. THE STOP BAR WAS ONE INCH THICK, 2 INCH ES WIDE AND 7 INCHES LONG.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
715

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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