OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14514665

AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,ARM,BLADE,INATTENTION

1990-04-10T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,ARM,BLADE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14514665
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee's hand amputated in wood notcher

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was preparing to notch a fourth and final hole in a wood pallet runn er when he contacted the rotating blades of the notcher. The employee's right ar m was amputated between the wrist and the elbow.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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