OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14198816
CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET,CONVEYOR BELT,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER AMPUTATED IN CHAIN AND SPROCKET
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 OPERATES A HEAT SEALING MACHINE CONNECTED TO A CONVEYOR WHICH CARRIE S DINNERS IN MOLDS. OCCASIONALLY A MOLD WILL NOT CONTAIN A DINNER, CAUSING THE W RAPPING PAPER TO BE APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE MOLD. THE WRAPPING PAPER MUST BE REM OVED FROM THE MOLD BY HAND OR THE NEXT DINNER TO BE PLACED IN THE MOLD WILL NOT SEAT PROPERLY. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED THROUGH AN INSPECTION OPENING, AS HE HAD BEEN TRAINED, TO REMOVE A STUCK WRAPPER. HE EXERTED TOO MUCH DOWNWARD PRESSURE, CAUS ING HIS LEFT HAND TO CONTACT AN UNGUARDED MOVING CHAIN AND SPROCKET. A PORTION O F HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED. THE COMPANY WORK RULE FOR THE REMOVAL OF STUCK WRAPPERS WAS NOT ENFORCED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 444
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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