OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14363972
AMPUTATED,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS,RAM
Event description
Employee's fingers partially amputated by punch press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a power punch press. Because his fingers were in the d anger zone during activation of the foot control, the ram cycled. Three of Emplo yee #1's fingers were partially amputated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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