OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707182

ELECTRIC MOTOR,AMPUTATED,BELT,FINGER,LOCKOUT,NIP POINT,PULLEY

1987-02-10T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRIC MOTOR,AMPUTATED,BELT,FINGER,LOCKOUT,NIP POINT,PULLEY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 707182
Report ID: 352420

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

#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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