OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477970
AMPUTATED,FINGER,AUGER MECHANISM,ARM,UNGUARDED
Event description
FINGERS AMPUTATED IN AUGER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHECKING THE DRYNESS OF WOOD CHIPS WHEN HE DROPPED THE SAMPLING SCOOP INTO AN INADEQUATELY GUARDED INCLINED AUGER. WHEN HE REACHED IN TO GET THE SCOOP HE CAUGHT THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE AUGER BLADE S AND THE AUGER WALL. THE TWO FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO INCURRED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT ARM WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES OF THE PARTIAL GUARD. THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE INADEQUATE GUARDING OF THE AUGER BLADE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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