OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251250

AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,BALER,ARM,RAM

1986-06-03T20:30:00

Event: AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,BALER,ARM,RAM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14251250
Report ID: 453710

Event description

LEFT ARM AMPUTATED IN BALER-COMPACTOR

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM ON JUNE 3, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHING CARDBOARD BOX ES USING THE STORE'S BALER (COMPACTOR). THE BALER WAS MANUFACTURED BY SELCO PROD UCTS INC., MODEL #VS, SERIAL #0381658. WHILE CRUSHING BOXES WITH THE BALER CYCLI NG, EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE COMPACTING CHAMBER OF THE BALER TO RETRIEVE HIS BOX CUTTER (KNIFE). THE RAM OF THE BALER CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT ARM, SHEARING HI S LEFT ARM OFF JUST BELOW THE SHOULDER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE OF T HE TWO WIRES OPERATING THE MACHINE'S SAFETY FEATURE HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY DISCON NECTED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
22

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
883

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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