OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388276

AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED

1989-09-08T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14388276
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee's finger partly amputated in punch press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a small power punch press and became caught in the ung uarded point of operation. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation of her finger .

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

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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