OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001700
PELLA INDUSTRIES INC.
PELLA, IA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A PUNCH PRESS WHEN A PART STUCK IN THE DIE. SHE REACHED UN DER THE GUARD TO REMOVE THE PART INSTEAD OF USING THE TOOL PROVIDED. WHILE REMOV ING THE PART, SHE ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED THE PRESS. HER FINGERS WERE PINCHED IN THE DIE. THE FIRST AND THIRD FINGERS OF HER RIGHT HAND WERE AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST J OINT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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