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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223663

DIE,POWER PRESS,THUMB,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED

Event
DIE,POWER PRESS,THUMB,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14223663
Report ID
551800

Event description

THUMB CRUSHED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 AM ON AUGUST 16, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A ROUSEL LE PRESS (SERIAL # 26640), SHAPING REAR SEAT SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR HUMMERS. HE WA S HOLDING THE PART IN PLACE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE DIE AND CRUSHED WHEN HE TRIPPED THE PRESS BY PUSHING ON A GUARDED FOOT PEDAL. T HE DIE WAS UNGUARDED.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    706
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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