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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673277

FINGER,GLOVE,CORN,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,LACERATION,UNGUARDED

Event
FINGER,GLOVE,CORN,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,LACERATION,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
673277
Report ID
751910

Event description

GLOVES CAUGHT IN HUSKING ROLLS; FINGERS LACERATED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2, WORKING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AT THE WORK SITE, EXPERIENCE D SIMILAR ACCIDENTS ON THE SAME DAY. THEY WERE PULLING HUSKS FROM EARS OF CORN A S THEY EMERGED FROM HUSKING BED MACHINES. THEY WERE BOTH WERE WEARING GLOVES. AS THEY REACHED FOR EARS OF CORN THAT WERE STUCK IN THE ROLLS, THE ROTATING PARTS CAUGHT THEIR GLOVES. BOTH EMPLOYEES SUFFERED LACERATED FINGERS. THERE WERE NO AM PUTATIONS.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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