OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455315
TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION
Event description
"NO INJURY DESCRIBED" - W.G.
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (OPERATING THE TREAD KNIFE) IN CUTTIN G SECTIONS OF RUBBER LINER MATERIAL. THIS MATERIAL WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/8" THICK AND 8" WIDE, FORMED INTO A DOUBLE (COMPOUND) CURVE. THE MACHINE WAS EQUIPPED WIT H A GUARD SET 2 1/8" ABOVE THE SUPPORTING SURFACE. THE GUARD WAS OF EXPANDED MET AL AND FIXED IN POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SLIDNG/PUSHING THE MATERIAL UNDER THE GUARD AND INTO THE SHEAR POSITION. BECAUSE OF THE COMPOUND CURVE, EMPLOYEE #1 WA S HOLDING THE MATERIAL FLAT BY KEEPING HIS HANDS IN CONTACT WITH THE MATERIAL UN DER THE GUARD AND INTO THE SHEAR POINT. THE MACHINE REQUIRED TWO-HAND OPERATION. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CIRCUMVENTING THE SAFEGUARD.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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