OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14196414
FRACTURE,FOOT CONTROL,THUMB,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED
Event description
THUMB FRACTURED IN PUNCH PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A BLACK & WEBER INC. ELECTRO PUNCH, MODEL BS, SERIAL # ANAGEMENT DID NOT ALLOW THIS MACHINE TO BE OPERATED AGAIN UNTIL THE FOOT-PEDAL A CTUATION DEVICE WAS REPLACED BY TWO-HAND BUTTONS PLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHI NE'S BASE. THE TWO-HAND BUTTONS WERE LATER RELOCATED TO A SITE ABOVE THE MACHINE TO INSURE THAT EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND FINGERS ARE COMPLETELY CLEAR DURING MACHINE OPERATION. 12750. HE WAS USING THE PUNCH TO STAKE 2 1/2 INCH LONG METAL HANDLES INTO 4 INCH DIAMETER METAL HAND WHEELS USED TO RAISE AND LOWER STATIONARY TABLE SAWS. THE P UNCH WAS ACTIVATED BY A FOOT PETAL. THERE WERE NO MEANS FOR GUARDING THE POINT O F OPERATION. OPERATING THIS PRESS PUNCH WAS NOT THE EMPLOYEE'S REGULARLY ASSIGNE D TASK. ON OCTOBER 11, 1985, HE WAS FILLING IN FOR THE REGULAR OPERATOR, WHO WAS ABSENT. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE PUNCH'S POINT OF OPERATION, FRACTURING IT. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL OCTOBER 23, 1985. HE HAD RECEIVED SOME INFO RMAL TRAINING ON THE MACHINE BY THE SET-UP MAN BEFORE HE WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB. M
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 2
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