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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453914

CHAIN,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET,HAND

Event
CHAIN,LOCKOUT,SPROCKET,HAND
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453914
Report ID
751910

Event description

HAND CAUGHT IN CHAIN & SPROCKET

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE MAN, WAS SENT TO GET A NUMBER OFF A GEAR CASE SO A NE W GEAR CASE COULD BE ORDERED. THE MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE MACHINE, WHICH IS A COMPANY RULE. EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED UNDER THE MA CHINE. HE COULD NOT SEE THE NUMBER WITH THE MACHINE IN OPERATION. AS HE WAS GETT ING OUT FROM UNDER THE MACHINE HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO A CHAIN AND SPROCKET. THIS CHAIN AND SPROCKET IS TOTALLY GUARDED BY LOCATION UNLESS ONE CRAWLS UNDER THE MA CHINE. ALSO, THE COMPANY PROHIBITS WORKING ON THIS MACHINE WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING IT OUT.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    518
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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