OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002062
FARMHAND INC.
GRINNELL, IA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED WHEN HE REACHED AROUND SHEAR GUARD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING SMALL PIECES AT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF A SHEAR MACHINE H E WAS OPERATING. FOR SOME REASON HE REACHED AROUND THE END OF THE SHEAR BLADE GU ARD AND THROUGH THE THROAT OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE SIMULTANEOUS LY TRIPPING THE FOOT PEDAL. HIS HAND WAS AMPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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