OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221348360

Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Caught Between,Caught In,Chain,Engineering Controls,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Malfunction,Mech Malfunction,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Safety Device,Sheared,Sprocket,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position,Wood,Wrist

2021-03-03T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Caught Between,Caught In,Chain,Engineering Controls,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Malfunction,Mech Malfunction,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Safety Device,Sheared,Sprocket,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position,Wood,Wrist
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221348360
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee amputates arm when caught in infeed of wood veneer

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
733

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