OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550412

GRINDER,AMPUTATED,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,ARM

1985-06-24T00:00:00

Event: GRINDER,AMPUTATED,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14550412
Report ID: 454712

Event description

ARM AMPUTATED IN PLASTIC GRINDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN PLASTIC OUT OF A GLOUCESTER GRINDER, MODEL # 1012 BP-10, WHEN HE REACHED INTO THE MACHINE TO REMOVE A DEFLECTING SCREEN TO F ACILITATE THE CLEANING PROCESS, THE MACHINE ACTIVATED. HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED I NTO THE GRINDING MECHANISM AND AMPUTATED JUST ABOVE THE ELBOW. A FAULTY ELECTRON IC SAFETY SWITCH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF THE MACHINE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
709

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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