OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445324
VICTORY ENVELOPE CO
CHANHASSEN, MN—
Event description
FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN A ROLLER & A MOVING CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING UNGUMMED ENVELOPES FROM THE #2 ENVELOPE MACHINE. HER R IGHT HAND INADVERTENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PULL-OUT SEGMEMT SHAFT, WHICH P INCHED HER MIDDLE, RING AND LITTLE FINGERS. HER HAND WAS PALM DOWN. HER LITTLE F INGER & RING FINGER WERE SEVERED AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE. THE MIDDLE FINGER WAS NOT SEVERED, BUT DID REQUIRE EXTENSIVE SURGERY. A GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE M ACHINE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT TO ENABLE A PARTICULAR ORDER TO BE FILLED. WHEN THE ORDER WAS COMPLETED, THE MACHINE WAS SET UP FOR THE ORDER WH ICH WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BUT THE GUARD WAS NOT REPLACED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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