OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001635

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,UNGUARDED

1986-11-04T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001635
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's finger amputated by stack bender clamp

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a machine that bends 1 1/2 round stock into a radius. He was positioning a piece in the machine when he hit the button for the clamp t hat holds the bar stock in place. His finger became caught between the stock and clamp and was amputated. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 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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