OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #760140
AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ABRASION,GRINDING WHEEL,UNTRAINED,GRINDING MACHINE
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated between chuck & grinding wheel
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was being trained to use a surface grinding machine. The trainer sho d for the employer for 2 years and had operated other grinding machines, but not this particular type. wed her how to operate the machine and had her watch for 2 hours while he ran se veral racks of parts. Employee #1 ran the next rack. After completing one side o f the rack, Employee #1 removed the rack and began cleaning the chuck (the flat surface that material being ground sits on). Employee #1 completed all the clean ing except wiping the chuck with a paper towel. While wiping the chuck, Employee #1's right hand contacted the abrasive wheel. The rotation of the wheel pulled her fingers between the wheel and chuck, amputating the first joint of the index and middle fingers and severely abrading the ring finger. Employee #1 had worke
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 709
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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