OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224646
AMPUTATED,FINGER,MECH MAT HANDLING
Event description
FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED BY SPACER FILLING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO FILL SPACES FOR WINDOWS, USING A "SPACER FILLER MACH LOWERING GATE AMPUTATED THE TWO MIDDLE FINGER TIPS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. INE". THE POINT OF OPERATION IS AN OPENING 1 INCH HIGH AND ONE INCH DEEP, FLANKE D BY OPEN RUBBER JAWS. BEHIND THE JAWS IS A METAL GATE WHICH OPENS AND CLOSES DU RING THE MACHINE'S CYCLE, CREATING A SHEARING HAZARD. WHEN THE MACHINE IS STARTE D, THE JAWS CLOSE ON THE SPACERS, THE GATE OPENS AND THE MACHINE RISES TO ALLOW THE CHEMICAL FILLER TO ENTER THE SPACERS. THIS PROCESS IS REVERSED TO END THE CY CLE. IN THIS INSTANCE THE RUBBER JAWS OPENED BUT THE GATE DIDN'T CLOSE AT THE EN D OF THE CYCLE. EMPLOYEE #1 STATED THAT THE SPACERS STUCK IN THE MACHINE. WHEN H E TRIED TO FREE THEM, THE MACHINE MALFUNCTIONED, CLAMPING ONTO HIS FINGERS. THE
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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