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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262570

DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FOOT CONTROL,THUMB,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FOOT CONTROL,THUMB,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14262570
Report ID
452110

Event description

THUMB TIP AMPUTATED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A THOMAS 66 TON OBI FULL REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER P RESS, ACTIVATED BY A FOOT CONTROL. THE PRESS HAD NO GUARD OR OTHER MEANS OF KEEP ING THE OPERATOR'S HANDS OUT OF THE POINT OF OPERATION. SHE WAS PUTTING PARTS IN THE DIE AREA, OPERATING THE FOOT CONTROL TO FORM CASING, AND REACHING IN WITH H ER HAND TO REMOVE THE FORMED PART. THE PRESS TRIPPED WITH HER HAND IN THE DIE AR EA AND AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HER RIGHT THUMB. THE METAL PIECES SHE WAS WORKING WI TH WERE 8 1/2 INCHES LONG, 3 INCHES WIDE AND 2 1/2 INCHES DEEP.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 22 F

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    706
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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