OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211007
SHEET METAL,PPE,FINGER,GLOVE,SAFETY CONTROL LINE,FOOT CONTROL,ROLLER--MACH/PART,BENDING MACHINE,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION
Event description
GLOVE PULLED FINGERS INTO METAL BENDING ROLLS
Investigation abstract
A SHEET METAL MECHANIC WAS FEEDING A SHEET OF METAL 60" LONG, 1/8" THICK AND 8 3 /4" WIDE INTO A ROUNDO BENDING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH 60" LONG ROLLS. AS HE WAS H OLDING THE SHEET WITH BOTH HANDS AND USING THE FOOT CONTROL SWITCH TO "JOG" THE MACHINE TO START THE METAL INTO THE ROLLS, THE SHEET BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST THE EN D PLATE. THE MECHANIC, WHO WAS WEARING GLOVES, TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE SHEET WHI LE IT WAS FEEDING. THE GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND PULLED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLL ERS, CRUSHING THE TIPS OF 3 FINGERS & HIS THUMB. THERE IS A REVERSE FOOT CONTROL NEXT TO THE FORWARD CONTROL FOOT SWITCH BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT USE IT. NOR DI D HE HIT THE SAFETY CONTROL LINE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO STOP IT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 655
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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