A Stupid Accident 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
any years ago, I served my apprenticeship at a large company in the North West of England.
This company had a large number of heavy duty machines driven by line shafts under the floor. The line shafts were joined at intervals with muff couplings (a type of split collar joining the shafts end to end).
An employee wanted to check whether the shaft was rotating, so he lifted one of the chequer plates in the floor covering the shaft and felt down with his hand for the shaft. Unfortunately, his hand caught in the muff coupling and he lost two fingers on his right hand. This was just an accident.
However, a few days later, the Safety Officer was explaining to some senior staff how the accident occurred. "The idiot lifted the chequer plate like this, put his hand down the duct like this and......". He lost the same two fingers on his right hand!
Submitted on 01/14/2003
Submitted by:
Anonymous
Reference:
y own recollection
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