Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 552091 - Employee's fingers amputated by pipe shear

Accident Summary Nr: 552091 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 12/28/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123417180	12/28/1992	3523	0	Roll-A-Cone Mfg. Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting a 6 ft pipe into smaller pieces with an electric pipe shearing machine. The pipe shear was manufactured in the 1920s, and the name and model number were not legible. Employee #1 put the pipe into the shear, stepped on the foot-activated pedal, and cut off two fingers on his right hand. Employee #1 had been told how to safely operate the pipe shear. The cutting area of the pipe shear was not guarded, and the foot-activated pedal was within arm's length of the cutting area.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PIPE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123417180			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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