OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707182
BALL CORPORATION
BALTIMORE, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN BELT AND PULLEY NIP POINT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO "FREE" A DE-ENERGIZED VACUUM PUMP MOTOR. THE MACHI NE OPERATOR UNEXPECTEDLY PUSHED THE STARTER BUTTON, ENERGIZING THE MOTOR. EMPLOY EE #1 WAS HOLDING THE DRIVE PULLEY AND BELT WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED. THE THIRD FI NGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY AND WAS AMPUTA TED AT THE FIRST JOINT.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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