OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298210
ELECTRO-NUCLEONICS INC.
COLUMBIA, MD—
Event description
FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING OUT THE LID TRIM AREA OF A BROWN ULTIMA THERMOFORMER MA CHINE (MODEL 20-20), USING COMPRESSED AIR AND A SCREWDRIVER. WHEN HE FINISHED TH E JOB HE CLOSED THE LEFT SIDE DOOR, WHICH AHD A SAFETY CUT-OUT SWITCH ATTACHED T O IT, AND LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR OPEN. THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR DID NOT HAVE A SAFE TY CUT OUT SWITCH ATTACHED TO IT. HE WENT TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE LID TRIM AREA AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE PRESS AREA. TWO FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND WERE AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED 45 DAYS OF O N-THE-JOB TRAINING. THERE WERE NO WRITTEN SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES FOR THE TASK B EING PERFORMED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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