OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693184
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
ABINGDON, VA—
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by malfunctioning shear
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in the CMCR department and required a handheld electric/ hydraulic shear to cut a hot copper BPR. According to Employee #1 and the employ er's first accident report, a short in the electrical system of the shear allowe d the shear knife to operate, cutting off Employee #1's little finger at the fir st joint.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 719
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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