OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802520

KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,TWO-HAND CONTROL,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND

1988-12-06T00:00:00

Event: KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,TWO-HAND CONTROL,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 802520
Report ID: 454510

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

#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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