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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #789347

HYDRAULIC RAM,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CAUGHT BETWEEN,HAND

Event
HYDRAULIC RAM,GLOVE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CAUGHT BETWEEN,HAND
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
789347
Report ID
1054111

Event description

Employee injures hand in hydraulic wood splitter

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a horizontal hydraulic wood splitter. He placed a wood splinter in the trough of the splitter and activated the machine with his left hand. His gloved right hand became caught on the splinter and he was unable to e xtricate his hand from the glove before the hydraulic ram cycled. Employee #1 wa s hospitalized with hand injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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