Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741314 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN SHEAR MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 741314 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112019161	09/05/1991	3432	0	Price Pfister, Inc.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 11:20 AM ON AUGUST 21, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINE OPERATOR, WAS OPERATING A PNEUMATIC POWERED, HORIZONTAL SHEAR TO CUT (SHORTEN) PLASTIC TUBES. THE 4.75-INCH-LONG BY 1.5-INCH-DIAMETER TUBES ARE USED AS SHIPPING PROTECTION FOR PLUMBING ITEMS. THE OPERATOR MANUALLY PLACES AND REMOVES THE TUBES. WHILE REMOVING A CUT TUBE FROM THE 1.5-INCH-DIAMETER STOCK OPENING, THE OPERATOR PUSHED ONE OF THE TWO MACHINE ACTIVATE BUTTONS AND THE SHEAR BLADE AMPUTATED A PORTION OF A FINGER. THE MACHINE WAS PROVIDED WITH TWO-HAND CONTROL BUTTONS, BUT ONE BUTTON WAS MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR TO SPEED PRODUCTION.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112019161			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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