OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #824086
AMPUTATED,THUMB,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,INATTENTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE CUT TIP OF THUMB OFF IN PAPER CUTTER
Investigation abstract
ON JANUARY 12, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A PART TIME WORKER AT A SMALL WAREHOUSE WHERE BLE TO SPEAK TO HIM. THERE WERE NO APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF OSHA STANDARDS IN THIS INCIDENT. SMALL MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES ARE MAINTAINED AND BOXED FOR SHIPMENT, WAS CUTTING RUBBER PADDING USED UNDER SMALL MACHINES. HE WAS USING A MANUALLY OP ERATED PAPER CUTTER, 25 INCHES BY 25 INCHES WITH A 10 INCH HIGH BARRIER GUARD. T HE PADDING BEING CUT WAS 18 INCHES WIDE, 36 INCHES LONG AND 1/4 INCH THICK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED IN THE USE OF THE PAPER CUTTER. THE PAPER CUTTING I S NOT DONE IN PRODUCTION LINE FASHION. SOMEHOW THE EMPLOYEE CUT OFF THE TIP OF H IS LEFT THUMB. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE #1 HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK NOR VISITED THE COMPANY SINCE THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATING OFFICIALS HAVE NOT BEEN A
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 15 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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