OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291835
LOVINGSTON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
LOVINGSTON, VA·
Event description
Employee's fingertip severed in strip cutter machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating an Ace strip cutter, model C75, serial #11349. The gua rd had broken some time earlier, but Employee #1 had not reported it and had con tinued to use the machine. When material became jammed in the cutter blade, Empl oyee #1 attempted to free it while the machine was running. The ring finger on h er right hand contacted the cutting blade, severing approximately 1/4 inch off t he tip. At the time of this investigation the guard had been repaired and replac ed and Employee #1 had been instructed not to clear jams while the machine was r unning.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 674
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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