OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386494
DIE,AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PRESS BRAKE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:55 AM ON OCTOBER 21, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOR M A PIECE ON PRESS BRAKE #22. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED UP TO HIM AND ASKED HIM FO R HIS TAPE MEASURE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 TURNED TO GET THE TAPE MEASURE OUT OF HIS POC KET HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE FOOT CONTROL (PEDAL) AND AMPUTATED FOUR FINGERS.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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