OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491088
TECHBESTOS INC
MOONACHIE, NJ—
Event description
Employee's Arm Amputated by Rotating Parts of Wire Strander
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating an Eagle Bridge Model 37 capstan-drive wire strander. The employee was located in front of the machine, about 1 foot away from the dri ve wheels. The wheels were 5 feet in diameter. The employee was wearing a glove on his right hand. His right hand became caught between the cable and sheave. He was pulled around to the floor, and his arm was severed at the edge of the whee l pit. The only protection the capstan drive unit had was a pipe rail about 8 in ches in front of the drive wheels. The employee could easily make contact with t he rotating parts.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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