OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694489
FABRIC CUTTERS, INC.
FLOYD, VA·
Event description
FINGER LACERATED BY FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A FABRIC CUTTER, WAS WORKING WITH AN EASTMAN 7 INCH FABRIC CUTTER. HE STATED THAT "I WAS DOING A NORMAL CUT AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE". EMPLOY EE #1 LACERATED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH OF THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGE R. A SAFETY GLOVE WAS NOT BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 HA D NOT REQUESTED A SAFETY GLOVE FROM HIS EMPLOYER. EMPLOYEE #1 NOW HAS FULL USE O F HIS FINGER AND HAS FULLY RECOVERED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 743
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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