OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670901
MANVILLE BUILDING MATERIALS CORP
RICHMOND, IN—
Event description
FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHECKING A BAG PRESS MACHINE, NUMBER BP 22, TO DETERMINE WHY THE SUFFERED A FRACTURED RING FINGER. PLATEN WAS COASTING OFF ITS STOP POSITION. THE PLATEN IS CONTROLLED BY A LIMIT SWITCH, WHICH ACTIVATES A BRAKE UNIT ON THE MOTOR SHAFT AND PULLEY. THE EXCESS P LATEN COAST CAUSED THE BAG CLAMPS TO OPEN TOO SOON. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD OBSERVED THE CYCLE OF THE MOTOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND FROM THIS OBSERV ATION HE FIGURED HE COULD TEST THE BRAKE UNIT WITHIN A 15 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN C YCLES. HE WANTED TO TEST THE BRAKE BY PULLING ON THE BELT. JUST AS HE GRABBED TH E BELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND THE MACHINE CYCLED. HIS FINGERS WERE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY AND BELT NIP POINT. AS A RESULT HE LOST THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER AND
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 503
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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