OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215263

PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS

1986-01-20T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14215263
Report ID: 454510

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A 45 TON, FULL REVOLUTION, ROLLING KEY CLUTCH POWER PR ESS, SERIAL NUMBER H-58031, COMPANY #94. HE WAS MAKING A PART CALLED "1088"S. TH E MACHINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH OPERABLE PULL BACK DEVICES. SOMEHOW EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HIS HAND IN THE POINT OF OPERATION, AND THE PULL BACKS DIDN'T WORK. HE SUFFERED PARTIAL AMPUTATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS. ALL PARTIES AGREED THAT EMP LOYEE #1 WAS WEARING THE PULL BACKS, WHICH HAD BEEN ADJUSTED AND INSPECTED WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 FIRST BEGAN TO USE THEM.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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