OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224273
CHAIN,ROTATING PARTS,FINGER,ROTATING KNIFE,LACERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING,SPROCKET,HAND
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED A FINGER CAUGHT IN A SPROCKET AND CHAIN
Investigation abstract
On May 13, 1985, an employee was operating a chop saw when some wood dropped und er the drive sprocket causing it to stall. She reached into the running machiner y wearing a glove to remove the debris when the motor driven chain of the sprock et caught her glove. The force of the turning chain severed her finger resulting in an injury. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. In her statement abo ut the accident, she stated that she should have turned the machine off prior to reaching into the running machine.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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