OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827279

KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,INEXPERIENCE,BLADE

1988-06-10T00:00:00

Event: KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,FINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,INEXPERIENCE,BLADE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 827279
Report ID: 751910

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

#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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