OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14202477
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,LACERATION,FALL,ARM,UNTRAINED
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S ARM CUT WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS BREAKS
Investigation abstract
On June 27, 1987, Employee #1, who was a new employee, was going to be trained t o be a hand glass cutter. Employee #1 was helping an experienced cutter and was transferring a 0.25-in. by 96- in. by 130- in. piece of glass in an upright posi tion from a wooden case onto the tilt table. The glass broke and a piece of glas s fell, cutting Employee #1's arm. Employee #1 sustained a large, approximately 3-in. laceration. The accident occurred in the cutting area of the Temperature D epartment of the Viking Industries, Inc. Employee #1 was a new employee still le arning his job and had not been supplied with a pair of arm protectors or instru cted in their use.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 20
- Occupation code
- 786
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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