OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14459028

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART

1984-03-27T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14459028
Report ID: 352420

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in flux core machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a flux core machine and was checking the steel for lub rication, when his right middle finger was drawn into the forming rolls and ampu tated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
7

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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