OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829721

SEVERED,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,TWO-HAND CONTROL,BALER,HAND,UNGUARDED

1988-12-07T00:00:00

Event: SEVERED,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,TWO-HAND CONTROL,BALER,HAND,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 829721
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's hand severed in baler

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was putting cardboard in a baler when he noticed loose cardboard sti cking out. He pushed the material in and his right hand was caught and severed b y the baler. The baler had two-hand controls, but was operating with only one as the second was not working. There were no devices to keep the operator's body o ut of the running machine.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
12

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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