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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455158

DIE,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,FOOT CONTROL,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,INATTENTION

Event
DIE,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,FOOT CONTROL,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14455158
Report ID
751910

Event description

FINGERS CRUSHED IN PRESS BRAKE DIE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WAS RUNNING A TANDEN PRESS BRAKE. HE P LACED HIS END OF THE PART INTO PLACE AND STEPPED ON THE TRIP PEDAL. HE NOTICED S OMETHING OUT OF PLACE AND REACHED INTO THE DIE TO STRAIGHTEN IT. HE DID NOT REMO VE HIS FOOT FROM THE TRIP PEDAL. AT THAT TIME, THE OTHER OPERATOR TRIPPED HIS PE DAL, CAUSING BOTH PRESSES TO ACTUATE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER AND THUMB WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER DIES.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    2
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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