OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828517

REMELT INDUSTRIES

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA· 1987-03-10T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, BELT, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, NIP POINT, PULLEY
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #101941714
Employer profile: REMELT INDUSTRIES
Summary number: 828517
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB AMPUTATED IN BELT AND PULLEY

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SCRAP METAL SHREDDER. THE MACHINE JAMMED WITH MATERI AL. THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE HAD SHUT OFF THE EQUIPMENT, BUT NONE OF THE CONTROL SWITCHES WERE LABELED. HE TRIED TO UNJAM THE SHREDDER BY PULLING ON THE MAIN DRI VE BELTS WITH BOTH HANDS. THE MACHINE SUDDENLY CLEARED, THE BELTS STARTED UP AND EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE PULLEY. THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUM B WAS AMPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
768

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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