OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14197826
CHAIN,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET,NIP POINT
Event description
FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN CHAIN AND SPROCKET NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE TRYING TO PINPOINT A PROBLEM ON A METRAMAT NGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND INTO A NIP POINT BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET. HE COULD HA VE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY STOPPING THE MACHINE, EITHER BY PUSHING THE STOP BUTT ON OR DISCONNECTING THE POWER PLUG, BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT THE LOAD CEL L PLUG. IC WEIGHSCALE. THE SCALES ARE USED TO WEIGH CARTONS OF SAUSAGE. THE WEIGHT IS RE GISTERED ON THE CONTROL PANEL THROUGH A LOAD CELL PLUG AS THE CARTONS MOVE OVER THE SCALE ON STEEL CONVEYOR CHAINS. THE CHAINS FORM NIP POINTS WHERE THEY RUN OV ER TWO STEEL SPROCKETS. THESE POINTS ARE LOCATED UNDER THE SCALE, 21 1/2 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND 16 INCHES FROM THE STANDING SPACE. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDE R THE SCALE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO DISCONNECT THE LOAD CELL PLUG. HIS FOOT SLIPP ED ON SOME SAUSAGE LEFT ON THE FLOOR AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS HE A TTEMPTED TO RIGHT HIMSELF, HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE TIPS OF THE TWO MIDDLE FI
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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