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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382683

AMPUTATED,TWO-HAND CONTROL,PRESS,POWER PRESS,FINGER,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION

Event
AMPUTATED,TWO-HAND CONTROL,PRESS,POWER PRESS,FINGER,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14382683
Report ID
521400

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

ON JUNE 25, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A WALSH FULL-REVOLUTION MECHANICAL P OWER PRESS. THE CYCLE WAS CONTROLLED BY TWO-HAND TRIPS. NORMAL PROCEDURE WAS TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS AFTER ACTIVATING THE TRIPS UNTIL THE CYCLE WAS COMPLETED. THI S PRESS DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE STROKE MECHANISM, AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO THE POINT OF OPERATION TO REMOVE THE PART, THE PRESS CYCLED AGAIN. THREE OF E MPLOYEE #1'S FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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