OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #800854

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,LIGHTING FIXTURE,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,COMMUNICATION,GRINDING MACHINE,LEG

1989-12-06T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,LIGHTING FIXTURE,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,COMMUNICATION,GRINDING MACHINE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 800854
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee's leg amputated when caught in muller

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was replacing a burned-out light bulb in a double muller. The double muller has a door in the front at the operator's side and one at the rear, out of the operator's sight. Employee #1 entered the rear door (about 16 in. by 16 i n.) to access the light bulb. The employee did not turn off the power on the con trol panel at the operator's station, nor did he lock out and tag out the main p ower. He also did not notify the operator that the light bulb was to be replaced . The employee's leg was caught in the double muller and had to be amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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