OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440879

AMPUTATED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,HYDRAULIC TOOL,BLADE,HAND

1988-02-17T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,HYDRAULIC TOOL,BLADE,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14440879
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

Employee's hand amputated by hydraulic rail splitter

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a new employee at the company, had been working for approximately t wo hours as the operator of a hydraulic-powered post/rail splitter. The machine is controlled with leg pressure. Employee #1 was trying to position a cedar post on the machine for splitting. His hand was on the end of the cedar post when he inadvertently started the machine. The splitter blade moved forward and caught his left hand against the end of the post. Employee #1's hand was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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