OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822684
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,SLIP,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,HAND,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee's hand injured when caught between bar and roller
Investigation abstract
While Employee #1 was adjusting the guide bars on the feed section of a buck box machine, her hand slipped and became caught between the guide bar and the ungua rded 6 in. diameter feed rollers. She suffered a cut/laceration on her hand and was hospitalized. Employee #1 had failed to turn the machine off before making a djustments.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 F
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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