Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105598775 - Clearfield Manufacturing

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 105598775

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 03/22/1990

Site Address:
Clearfield Manufacturing
352 South Main
Clearfield, UT 84015

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360292387

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 971226

Event: 03/22/1990

Employee amputates three fingers in mat machine

Employee #1 was working where a mat exits at the end of a mine mat machine; this machine punches, forms, and straightens mine mats. A mat became stuck after partially exiting and the employee turned off the machine to locate the problem. He reached over to the control panel to turn on the machine, intending to pull on the end of the mat to help it out, when he inadvertently pushed the start and reverse buttons at the same time. The fingers on his left hand were sticking down through a slot that had been punched in the mat and when he pushed the buttons, the mat reversed, pulling his hand back into the machine. The machine stopped his hand, but the mat continued reversing, resulting in parts of three fingers being amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STUCK, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105598775			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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