OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548960
FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,AGRICULTURE,FINGER,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,LACERATION,ARM,NIP POINT,PULLEY
Event description
LEFT FOREARM CRUSHED BETWEEN PULLY AND BELT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS READJUSTING THE BELT TENSION AND TRACKING ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR A ND SUMP PUMP, LOCATED IN THE CANE WASHER WATER SUMP. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD REMOVED THE GUARDS FOR THE PULLEY AND BELT FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT. AFTER HE HAD COMPLETED THE TRACKING ADJUSTMENT, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A FINAL CHECK OF THE BELT TENSION. THE M OTOR STARTED UP AUTOMATICALLY WHILE HE WAS HOLDING THE BELT, PULLING HIS FOREARM AROUND WITH THE BELT AND BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY. HE SUSTAINED A COMPOUND F RACTURE TO HIS LEFT FORARM, LACERATIONS, AND FRACTURES TO HIS FINGERS. STANDARD LOCK OUT PRECAUTIONS, AS PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYER IN WRITING, WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE SUPERVISOR OR THE EMPLOYEE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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