OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528715
SHEARING MACHINE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION
Event description
POWER SHEARS; AMPUTATION OF THREE FINGER TIPS
Investigation abstract
ON 10/11/84, EMPLOYEE #1'S FOREMAN WAS SHOWING HIM HOW TO OPERATE A TENNSMITH PO WERED, FOOT-SWITCH-OPERATED METAL SHEAR WHICH HAD ITS POINT OF OPERATION GUARD R EMOVED FOR QUALLTY CONTROL REASONS. EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TABL E WITH FINGER TIPS OVER THE SHEAR LINE AND LEANED TO HIS RIGHT WHILE ACCIDENTALL Y STEPPING ON THE PROPERLY GUARDED FOOT SWITCH ON THE FLOOR TO HIS RIGHT. THE SH EAR CYCLED AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGER TIPS. THE FINGER TIPS WHERE SURGICALLY REA TTACHED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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