OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211015
BENNETT AIR CONDITIONING INC
CLINTON, MD—
Event description
FINGER PLACED UNDER GUARD AS MACHINE OPERATED.
Investigation abstract
A SHEET METAL MECHANIC WAS USING A POWER SHEAR THAT HAD A POINT OF OPERATION GUA RD. THE GUARD WAS LOCATED 3" FROM THE BLADE AND HAS A 3/6" OPENING ON THE LEFT S IDE AND CENTER, BUT AT THE RIGHT SIDE THE GUARD HAS A 1/2" OPENING. WHEN THE MEC HANIC FED THE MATERIAL INTO THE BLADE HE ALLOWED HIS FINGER TO BE UNDER THE GUAR D AS IT CAME DOWN. HIS FINGER WAS CRUSHED.THE MACHINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BACK G AUGE. THE MECHANIC HAD BEEN TRAINED ON THIS MACHINE & HAD BEEN WITH THE COMPANY 7 MONTHS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL ALTHOUGH THIS IS A NO N-UNION SHOP.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 653
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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