OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827279
BERTCH CABINET MFG., INC.
WATERLOO, IA·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated in machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was being trained in the operation of the molder machine. He was sen t into the machine enclosure to make an adjustment. He unnecessarily removed all guarding and reached for a piece of wood in the molder. The wood kicked back an d threw his right hand into a blade. Two fingers were amputated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 733
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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