OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802520
AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM - N.A.
SUMTER, SC·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated by crimper
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a Masterbee crimper machine that had two-hand palm but tons on production line #1. The crimper was also equipped with a point of operat ion guard with an 8 in. opening, which would allow the employee to place his han d in the point of operation, which contained 12 knives. Employee #1 sustained a crushing injury to his right hand and his index, middle, and ring fingers were a mputated at the first joint.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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