OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673202

AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,POINT OF OPERATION

1985-10-22T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,FOOD PACKAGING MACH,POINT OF OPERATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 673202
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's Finger Amputated in Tipper Tie Machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was called in to change a tipper tie machine because one was not wor king properly. The machine was placed on the table and hooked to an air supply t o see if it worked properly. In bolting the machine to the table, employee #1 hi t the trip pad. The machine tripped, amputating the end of one of the employee's fingers. He was hospitalized for his injuries. There was no point of operation guard or other safety device.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
864

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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