OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691691

AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,COMMUNICATION

1987-07-20T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,COMMUNICATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 691691
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in machine point of operation

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a draw bench lead operator, was adjusting the west side of a machin e while a coworker was operating the east side of the machine. Both operators, w ho stood on either side of the machine, had a control panel. While the coworker was operating his side of the machine, Employee #1's finger became caught in the machine's moving parts (jaws and mandrel) and was amputated. The machine's poin t of operation guarding was inadequate for both operators.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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