OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14384010
AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,SET UP,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee's fingertips amputated in mechanical power press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 operated a mechanical power press without the use of guards or guard ing devices. His fingertips were amputated in the point of operation. Employee # 1 was not trained to recognize the need for safety guards or devices. Also, the setup on the press was not complete. The setup person was trying to locate air b low off and guards. Meanwhile the pouch for the part to be run somehow was taken by mistake and the job was prematurely run by Employee #1.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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