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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456784

CHAIN,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,GUARD,LOCKOUT,HAND,UNGUARDED

Event
CHAIN,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,GUARD,LOCKOUT,HAND,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14456784
Report ID
854910

Event description

HAND INJURED WHEN CAUGHT IN TIMING CHAIN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE A TIMING CHAIN ON AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHI NE. HE REMOVED THE GUARD COVERING THE TIMING CHAIN AND REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN . THEY TURNED THE POWER TO THE MACHINE BACK ON AND ADJUSTED THE TIMING CHAIN. HE WENT TO ANOTHER INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND GOT IT RUNNING. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE ROOM HE REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD NOT REPLACED THE GUARD FOR THE TIMING MACHIN E. EMPLOYEE #1 REPLACED THE GUARD AND TRIED TO INSTALL A BOLT ON THE TOP OF THE GUARD. WHEN THE MACHINE CYCLED, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE CHAIN. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED HAND AND CUTS ON THE HAND.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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