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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214613

BURN,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,HAND,IRONING MACHINE

Event
BURN,WORK RULES,UNTRAINED,HAND,IRONING MACHINE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14214613
Report ID
454711

Event description

HANDS SEVERELY BURNED IN CLOTHES PRESSING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PRESSING TABLECLOTHS. SHE REACHED OVER THE SAFETY GUARD AND THE EMERGENCY STOP BAR TO RETRIEVE A TANGLED CLOTH. HER HANDS BECAME CAUGHT IN THE M ACHINE AND WERE SEVERELY BURNED. BOTH HANDS HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE HOSPITAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 24 F

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    449
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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