OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382683
CONTINTENTAL CAN COMPANY, MENU BOX DIVISION
WEST CHICAGO, IL·
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)
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#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
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#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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