OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499966
DIE,AMPUTATED,STUCK,WORK RULES,ARM,HAND TOOL,DIE CASTING MACHINE,UNTRAINED
Event description
Employee's arm amputated in die casting machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was on the second shift operating a brass die casting machine when t he shot rod became stuck. Employee #1 reached into the die area with his left ha nd to position a bar into the rod cavity. He then activated the manual cycle and the die closed, amputating his left arm 4 in. above the wrist. Employee #1 fail ed to slow down the cycle; he also failed to use tongs to prevent limb exposure. The employer failed to properly train Employee #1 on acceptable procedures. A f oreman and set-up person also were noted to hand-hold the bar at times, thus set ting an improper example.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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