OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14194906
PRESSURE SCIENCE INC
BELTSVILLE, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED THUMB AND FINGER IN PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN ENERDAL HYDRAULIC RING PRESS WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY AN UP AND DOWN BUTTON DEVICE. THE EMPLOYEE PLACED A 4 BY 4 INCH PIECE OF METAL INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS PLACED CROOKEDLY, SO, AFTER HE HAD LOWERED THE RAM PART WAY, HE STOPPED THE RAM AND REACHED INTO THE POINT O F OPERATION TO STRAIGHTEN IT. WHILE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STILL IN THE POINT OF OPE RATION HE INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE "DOWN" BUTTON. HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FIN GER WERE CAUGHT UNDER THE PRESS PLATE. THE UP AND DOWN BUTTON IS OPERATED BY THE LEFT HAND ONLY.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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