Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170106470 - WELDER SUFFERS AMPUTATED THUMBTIP; SPOT WELDER UNGUARDED
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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107993511 | 01/24/1992 | 3325 | 0 | Voyager/Dakat Inc |
Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:21 PM ON JANUARY 14, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SPOT WELDER CONTROLLED BY A FOOT TRIP. THE WELDING MACHINE, A PRECISION SPOT WELDER S/N T58-54, DID NOT HAVE A GUARD OVER THE POINT OF OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WELDING NUTS ONTO CHAIR SIDE PLATES BY REACHING INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AND PLACING THE NUT TO BE WELDED ON THE LOWER HORN OF THE WELDER, THEN PLACING THE PART ON TOP OF THE NUT AND STEPPING ON THE FOOT TRIP. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT A WELD NUT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED. HE REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION TO TURN IT AND APPARENTLY STEPPED ON THE FOOT PEDAL BY ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE WELDER TO CYCLE. THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE POINT OF OPERATIONAND AMPUTATED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 107993511 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. |