OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566558
ELIXIR INDUSTRIES
MESA, AZ—
Event description
FINGERS AMPUTATED IN METAL SHEAR MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 INADVERTENTLY STUCK HIS FINGERS INTO AN INADEQUATELY GUARDED METAL S HEARING MACHINE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACTUATOR PEDAL. THE THREE MIDDLE FINGE RS OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND WERE AMPUT ATED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING .09" THICK SHEET METAL INTO 2 1 /4 " WIDE BY 120" LONG STRIPS. THE MACHINE WAS A MODEL M-14 WYSONG, 14 FOOT SQUA RING SHEAR, SINGLE STROKE, FULL CYCLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE LAST PIECE OF THE FIRST SHEET OF FIVE TO BE CUT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 653
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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