OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456784
CREAM O WEBER HI-LAND
MURRAY, UT—
Event description
HAND INJURED WHEN CAUGHT IN TIMING CHAIN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE A TIMING CHAIN ON AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHI NE. HE REMOVED THE GUARD COVERING THE TIMING CHAIN AND REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN . THEY TURNED THE POWER TO THE MACHINE BACK ON AND ADJUSTED THE TIMING CHAIN. HE WENT TO ANOTHER INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND GOT IT RUNNING. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE ROOM HE REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD NOT REPLACED THE GUARD FOR THE TIMING MACHIN E. EMPLOYEE #1 REPLACED THE GUARD AND TRIED TO INSTALL A BOLT ON THE TOP OF THE GUARD. WHEN THE MACHINE CYCLED, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE CHAIN. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED HAND AND CUTS ON THE HAND.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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