Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14363972

ORBEX, INC.

Event
AMPUTATED, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, RAM
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#107780710
Employer profile
ORBEX, INC.
Summary number
14363972
Report ID
552700

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

  1. #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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