OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443592
AMPUTATED,FINGER,LOCKOUT,V-BELT,NIP POINT,PULLEY
Event description
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN V-BELT AND PULLEY OF CUTTING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A WING CUTTER MACHINE CUTTING LUGS, WHICH WERE APPROXI THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER AND THE PORTION OF HIS RING FINGER ABOVE THE FINGER NAIL WERE AMPUTATED. AS HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS PULLED IN, IT CAUSED THE V-BELT TO JUMP OFF THE PULLEY, ALLOWING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FREE HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO LOCKOUT THE SAFETY SWITCH WHICH CONTROLLED POWER TO THE MACHINE. MATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH AND 1.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING TI RE VALVES. THE RUBBER IS EXCRETED IN A LONG, ROUND, CONTINUOUS TUBE-LIKE CONFIGU RATION. IT THEN GOES TO THE WING CUTTER BY CONVEYOR. AT ABOUT 3:15 TO 3:20 PM ON FEBRUARY 3, 1987, THE CUTTER KNIVES HUNG UP. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO THE REAR OF TH E MACHINE, OPENED A SMALL DOOR AND REACHED IN TO MOVE THE GEAR LEVER FROM HIGH S PEED TO LOW. AS HE MOVED THE LEVER DOWN, THE MACHINE STARTED TO RUN. A PULLEY 7 AND 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER WITH TWO 1/2-INCH V-BELTS CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AND P ULLED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER INTO THE NIP POINTS OF THE BELTS.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 769
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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