OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002195
DIE,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED AMPUTATION OF PARTS OF 2 FINGERS IN PRESS
Investigation abstract
AT ABOUT 8:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 26, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING UP A MECHANICAL P ON THE FOOT PEDAL AND THAT THE COVER HAD BEEN TAPED INTO THE "UP" POSITION. OWER PRESS (70 TON, DIE NAMIC, MINSTER SERIAL NO. 70-55-25917, PARTIAL REVOLUTIO N, SINGLE STROKE). HE HAD REMOVED THE DIE GUARD AND REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OP ERATION TO STRAIGHTEN SOME MISALIGNED MATERIAL. HE HAD SET THE MODE SELECTOR ON SINGLE STROKE RATHER THAN INCH AND HAD SELECTED THE FOOT ACTUATOR RATHER THAN TH E PALM BUTTONS. THERE WERE SOME BOLTS REMOVED FROM THE FOOT PEDAL COVER, ALLOWIN G THE COVER TO FLIP UP AND EXPOSE THE PEDAL. THE EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED THE PRESS WHILE HIS HAND WAS STILL IN THE DIE AREA. THE PRESS CYCLED, AMPUTATIN G PARTS OF TWO FINGERS. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD REPORTED THE LOOSE COVER
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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