OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942805
AMPUTATED,CAUGHT BY,ARM
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S ARM AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN TEXTILE MACHINE
Investigation abstract
The employee was attempting to remove a piece of textile debris from a card mach ine when his right arm contacted the card clothing resulting in the amputation o f his forearm.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 7
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 749
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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