OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #996694

KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,THUMB,NIP POINT

1989-08-21T00:00:00

Event: KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,THUMB,NIP POINT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 996694
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE AMPUTATES FINGERS IN MACHINE

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on august 21, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Spuh l Anderson machine company panel cutter Model PL-6 S/N 419-B. Employee #1 was re aching into the front of the operation holding the fabric and pushed a start but ton to start a stationary cutter so he could pull the fabric through and close i t. The machine was apparently in the sharpen mode and the knife went across cutt ing and amputating the thumb and fist two fingers of Employee #1 left hand who w as taken to the hospital and treated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
743

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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