OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977462

AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ARM,UNGUARDED

1987-12-11T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ARM,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 977462
Report ID: 454712

Event description

Employee's lower arm amputated in screen machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing over a running Ty-Level screen machine #3 when his left lower arm became caught in the machinery and was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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