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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #830000

GRINDER,AMPUTATED,MIXER,FALL,PULLEY

Event
GRINDER,AMPUTATED,MIXER,FALL,PULLEY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
830000
Report ID
751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE LOSES FOOT IN A PULLEY

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on top of a three ton Shelby Mixer handing tools up to a fellow employee working on changing a pulley on a leg that sits next to the mi xer. After fixing the pulley, the employee up on the leg asked a third employee on the floor to turn on the pulley. After running the pulley for approximately t hree minutes, the employee up on the leg asked the employee on the floor to shut it off. Apparently, the employee on the floor hit the wrong button, and the mix er-grinder began running. Immediately, Employee #1's right foot was caught in th e pulley amputating his foot. He fell approximately 12 feet to the floor. 1

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    777
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    2

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