OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672667
CHAIN,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CONVEYOR,UNGUARDED
Event description
FINGER AMPUTATED BY CHAIN OF CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 STATED THAT THE CONVEYOR WAS BEING MOVED. AN AIRHOSE WAS CLOSE TO TH E CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 BELIEVED THAT THE HOSE WAS GOING TO CATCH ON THE CONVEYO R, SO SHE REACHED OUT TO GRAB IT. HER HAND WENT INTO THE AREA OF THE CONVEYOR CH AIN AND THE LITTLE FINGER (ON HER LEFT HAND) WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN AND AMPUTAT ED. THE CHAIN WAS LOCATED 36 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL, AND WAS NOT TOTALLY ENCLO SED. A GUARD WAS INSTALLED THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 54 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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