OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455034
HOME HEATING COMPANY
BETTENDORF, IA·
Event description
FINGER CUT BY KNIFE ON FOOT-CONTROLLED SHEAR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SHEARING SHEET METAL ON A FOOT CONTROLLED 18 GUAGE SHEAR. THE EM PLOYEE WAS ANGRY OR UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING. HE STARTED SLAMMING THE MATERIAL AGAI NST THE STOP BLOCKS. ON ONE OCCASION HIS HAND SLID ON THE MATERIAL (28 GUAGE GAL VANIZED SHEET METAL), AND HIS FINGER SLID UNDER THE GUARD ON THE SHEAR JUST AS H E PUSHED THE FOOT BAR TO SHEAR THE MATERIAL. HE CUT ABOUT 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THERE WAS NO BONE INVOLVEMENT. ONLY THE FATTY TI SSUE AND PART OF THE FINGERNAIL WAS LOST. THE GUARDING ON THE SHEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPRISED OF THE MATERIAL HOLD-DOWN ONLY. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAN D WENT THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE HOLD-DOWN INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 654
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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