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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671321

SHEARING MACHINE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,SET UP,BLADE,UNGUARDED

Event
SHEARING MACHINE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,SET UP,BLADE,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
671321
Report ID
551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER SHEAR MACHINE

Investigation abstract

AT 6 PM ON MAY 12, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING THE STOPS ON A WYSONG POWER SHE AR MACHINE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS LOCATED UNDER THE 14 FOOT LONG BLADE, HOLDING THE STEEL TAPE DOWN WHILE TAKING MEASUREMENTS. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE SHEA R MACHINE AND DECIDED TO USE IT WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STILL SETTING IT UP. THE O THER EMPLOYEE ASSUMED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEAR, BUT HE WAS NOT. WHEN THE OTHER WORKER MADE HER FIRST CUT EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND WAS STILL IN THE POINT OF OPERATIO N. FOUR FINGERS OF EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND WERE AMPUTATED. THE POINT OF OPERATI ON WAS NOT GUARDED.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    715
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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