OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14206171
AMPUTATED,FINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,SLIP,SAW,FALL,UNGUARDED
Event description
FINGERS AMPUTATED BY TRIMMER SAW BLADE
Investigation abstract
ON FEBRUARY 18, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING BEHIND A MOLDING MACHINE, TYING STRINGS AROUND BUNDLES OF ROUND CUTSTOCK WHICH HAD BEEN GRADED AND PLACED ON A RACK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS COWORKER D ECIDED TO SWITCH JOBS. EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED AROUND THE END OF THE GRADING RACK, ST EPPED ON A PIECE OF SCRAP MATERIAL AND FELL. WHEN HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSEL F, HE CONTACTED A PARTIALLY GUARDED (THE LOWER HALF) SNAP END TRIMMER SAW BLADE. THE TRIMMER SAW IS A 10 INCH CIRCULAR SAW USED TO TRIM ENDS OF CUTSTOCK AND IS MOUNTED AT THE END OF THE GRADING RACK. THE SAW AMPUTATED HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MI DDLE FINGERS.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 15
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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