OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001312

AMPUTATED,RIVET PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FOOT CONTROL,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED

1986-12-01T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,RIVET PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FOOT CONTROL,LOCKOUT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001312
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip in unguarded riveter opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning oil from the shaft of a Delta 10K riveter (Model No. DD 17-Striel #8809) when the machine cycled. She had been standing in front of the machine and had reached around the back side, but she did not remember if she s tepped on the foot trip. Employee #1's fingertip was amputated in a 0.625-in.-wi de by 1.75-in.-long opening. (A plastic guard covering the opening was installed approximately 5 working days after the accident.)

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

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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