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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297642

REPAIR,FINGER,ROLLER CONVEYOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INATTENTION

Event
REPAIR,FINGER,ROLLER CONVEYOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14297642
Report ID
352420

Event description

Employee's finger injured when caught in roller frame

Investigation abstract

On June 6, 1986, Employee #1 and two coworkers were attempting to slide a 10 ft long by 31 in. wide by 11 in. high gravity roller conveyor away from an elevator to facilitate electrical repairs to the elevator. Employee #1 was pulling on th e roller and the two coworkers were pushing the conveyor. Employee #1 had his se cond, third, and fourth fingers extended when he inadvertently lifted the convey or and set it back down on the supports, catching his left middle finger between the 1 1/2 in. angle iron conveyor brace and the conveyor supports. The accident was a result of apparent misjudgment by the employee; there were no apparent co de violations.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    519
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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