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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256960

DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,PRESS

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,GUARD,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14256960
Report ID
453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY PUNCH PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FEDERAL FULL-REVOLUTION CLUTCH PUNCH PRESS. THE PUNC H PRESS DID NOT HAVE A POINT OF OPERATION GUARD. WHILE HIS FINGER WAS UNDERNEATH THE DIE, EMPLOYEE #1 ACCIDENTLY TAPPED THE FOOT PEDAL. THE PRESS CYCLED AND AMP UTATED A PART OF ONE OF HIS FINGERS.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

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

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