OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14531420

MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,ARM,NIP POINT,GEAR

1987-05-04T08:30:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,ARM,NIP POINT,GEAR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14531420
Report ID: 112300

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT IN CEMENT MIXER GEARS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS WORKING AL ONE, BEGAN HIS WEEKLY JOB OF LUBRICATING A 2 OR 3 YARD STATIONARY CONCRETE MIXER . HE FINISHED WITH ALL THE FITTINGS, THEN PREPARED TO LUBRICATE THE TWO REMAININ G GEARS BY USING A CALKING GUN WITH A TUBE OF GEAR GREASE. HE OPENED A DOOR, APP ROXIMATELY 1 FOOT SQUARE, EXPOSING THE POINT AT WHICH THE TWO GEARS MEET. AS HE BEGAN SQUEEZING THE GREASE ONTO THE MOVING GEARS HE SOMEHOW BECAME CAUGHT IN THE GEARS HIMSELF. HE LOST HIS LEFT ARM FROM JUST ABOVE THE ELBOW.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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