OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777698
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
SIGURD, UT·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated when caught in drive roll
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a drywall cutter and splitter machine when a piece of scrap became caught on a finished piece. He left his station without turning off the machine, walked around the table, and kneeled down. When he reached under t he drive guard, his gloves became caught, pulling his hand into the drive rolls. At least one of his fingers was amputated and he was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 873
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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