OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255046
LAQUE CENTER FOR CORROSION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated by mechanical power press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a full-revolution mechanical power press that is designed to process metal for punching discs from carbide abrasive paper with adhesive ba cking. Employee #1 had removed the Lexan barrier point of operation guard to all ow access to the paper. The adhesive on the paper caused the die to become stick y and prevent the paper discs from ejecting. The employee was cleaning off the d ie with his hand when his foot accidentally struck the foot treadle, causing the machine to cycle. The ram came down, catching the employee's left middle finger in the die. Employee #1 sustained the amputation of 1 1/2 inches of the finger.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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