Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14200976 - LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MACHINE FRAME & MOVING DECK ARM

Accident Summary Nr: 14200976 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/10/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14831820	04/26/1984	7933	0	Fairlanes Ritchie Inc

Abstract: BRUNSWICK PINSETTER, MOD-75000, SER.#36366. INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF RESETTING FALLEN PINS. HE COULDN'T REMEMBER WHETHER HE HAD SHUT OFF THE MACHINE OR NOT. SINCE HE DELIBERATELY ACTIVATED THE RESET BAR & THE MACHINE CYCLED. IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF SINCE ALL SWITCHES ARE INTERLOCKED. INJURED REMOVED HIS LEFT FOOT FROM THE PLATFORM AND STOOD ON THE MACHINE FRAME. PLATFORM IS 19"X16" AND 3-1/2 FEET ABOVE FLOOR. HE PLACED HIS FOOT IN THE TRIANGULAR BRACING WHERE IT WAS PINNED BY THE CYCLING SWEEPER ARM. INJURIES WERE BRUSIES AND PINCHING ACTION TO THE LEFT FOOT. NO FRACTURES. CAUSAL FACTOR--INJURED IGNORED TWO POSTED WARNING SIGNS ON EACH MACHINE AT THE CUT-OFF SWITCHES. HE ALSO IGNORED THE SAFETY MANUAL, WHICH HE HAD READ, AND ADMITTED HE WAS TOLD TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE MACHINE BEFORE SERVICING AND NEVER TURN THEM ON WHILE HE WAS ON THE MACHINE. ALL PROSPECTIVE MECHANICS AND PINCHASERS RECEIVE TWO WEEKS OR ONE WEEK OF TRAINING RESPECTIVELY.

Keywords: PINSETTER, PINNED, SWEEPER ARM, BOWLING ALLEY, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14831820			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.