OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672675

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,UNGUARDED

1986-08-13T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 672675
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's fingertip amputated by machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had performed a new setup on a machine after removing its guard. His fingertip was cut off when he operated the machine without the guard in place.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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