OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #963793
AMPUTATED,FINGER,BLADE,MECH MALFUNCTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CUT BY MACHINE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a machine known as a pad locker. This machine applies sealing tape to cardboard boxes that contain books to be shipped. The sealing ta pe did not cut which caused Employee #1 to stop the machine. He ran his finger a cross the blade to try to cut the tape and, in doing so; the blade cut off the t ip of his right finger.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 754
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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