OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758854

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED,MACHINE--MISC

1989-06-28T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED,MACHINE--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 758854
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 28, 1989, Employee #1 was brushing compound o ff the table of a Stokes tablet automatic machine, model 900-525-2, serial #2030 4, when his fingers got caught in the machine's point of operation. Employee #1' s middle and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle. The tip of his in dex finger was lacerated. Employee #1 was treated and released.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
758

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
3

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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