OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567499

FRACTURE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,LACERATION,HAND,UNGUARDED

1985-12-11T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,LACERATION,HAND,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14567499
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT IN WARPER MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A BARBER COLEMAN WARPER. ONE OF THE ENDS BROKE, SO EMP LOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO TIE THE END BACK IN. THE WARPER STARTED UP, CATCHING HER H AND BETWEEN THE BEAM AND THE DRUM. SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND LACERATIO NS TO THE LEFT HAND, AND THE AMPUTATION OF THREE FINGERS AS WELL. THE WARPER WAS PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY GATE, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP POSITION. WARPER # DW499 RUNS AT 674.16 YARDS PER MINUTE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
738

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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