OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250690

VERMONT AMERICAN CORP LINCOLNTON MFG DIVSION

LINCOLNTON, NC· 1988-04-19T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION, BOLT, PUNCH PRESS, SHEARED, MECH MALFUNCTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18542415
Employer profile: VERMONT AMERICAN CORP LINCOLNTON MFG DIVSION
Summary number: 14250690
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee's finger amputated when caught in punch press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was manually rotating saw blades being notched after the completion of each press cycle. The press was equipped with proper two-hand controls in pro per working condition, but a malfunction occurred that was out of the operator's control when a bolt sheared on the single stroke mechanism. The press repeated and Employee #1 suffered the distal amputation of the dermis on his left index f inger.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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