OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14197792
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY
BALTIMORE, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT IN MACHINE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a mechanic, was taking measurements to make adjustments to correct a problem with a Meyers labeler. The labeler was applying labels to plastic bott les of liquid soap. The labels were not getting enough glue and were falling off of the bottles. Employee #1 reached 20 in. over the guard on the machine while it was running to take a measurement near the moving wiper pad cylinder assembly . The guard was 59 in. from the floor. His foot slipped on something on the floo r and his hand got caught and was crushed between the station frame and the wipe r section movement.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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