OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #994699
CARPENTER CO
RUSSELLVILLE, KY·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated in nip point
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:45 a.m. on April 24, 1987, Employee #1 was in the automotive department "routing" scrap foam. This involves rolling up leftover scrap foam, w hich is then recycled. While she was attempting to roll up the material, Employe e #1's left ring finger apparently became caught in a nip point at the juncture of either the bottom power roller and the slat belt at the no. 3 die cutter, or the bottom of the blower and the slat/bottom power roller. Her finger was amputa ted to the first joint and she was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 777
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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