OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250203

TDP ELECTRONICS

SWANNANOA, NC— 1990-03-26T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,MACHINIST,FOOT CONTROL,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION,INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3035649
Employer profile: TDP ELECTRONICS
Summary number: 14250203
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee's finger injured in rivet machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a machine operator in the assembly area, was operating a rivet mach ine which was activated by a foot pedal. She had placed two washers on posts in the point of operation and pressed the foot pedal before removing her hand from the point of operation. Her left index fingertip was lacerated and the fingernai l was removed when she jerked her hand from the machine.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
715

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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