OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490312

CLOTHING,ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING,ARM,BLADE

1986-11-14T14:00:00

Event: CLOTHING,ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING,ARM,BLADE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14490312
Report ID: 215800

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S ARM MUTILATED IN MILLING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON NOVEMBER 14, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE #10 MI LLING MACHINE AT THE TRAYER PRODUCTS COMPANY IN ELMIRA, NEW YORK. FOR UNKNOWN RE ASONS, SHE REACHED ACROSS THE MACHINE IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE CARRIAGE AND THE F RONT GUARD. THE LOOSE SLEEVED SMOCK SHE WAS WEARING BECAME CAUGHT IN THE TEETH O F THE TWO (2) ROTATING CUTTING BLADES OF THE MACHINE. HER RIGHT ARM WAS PULLED I NTO THE WORKING ENVELOPE OF THE MACHINE AND SEVERED JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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