OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456131
DIE,AMPUTATED,UNSECURED,FINGER,FOOT CONTROL,PUNCH PRESS,PRESS
Event description
FINGER AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A BENCH MASTER PUNCH PRESS, STAMPING OUT AND FORMING HE OPERATOR'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE DYE. A PORTION OF THE FINGER WAS AMPUTATE D. FLAT WIRE (1/4 INCH) BACK STRAPS. HE HAD BEEN WORKING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE STRAPS, AFTER BEING CUT AND FORMED, HAD TO BE MANUALLY REM OVED FROM THE DIE. THE STANDARD PROCEDURE WAS TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY THE ST RAP LOOSE FROM THE DIE. ONE TIME, HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN WITH HIS FING ERS TO PULL THE STRAP LOOSE. THE PRESS, WHICH WAS NOT ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR, HAD "WALKED" FORWARD, WEDGING THE OPERATORS FOOT BETWEEN THE FOOT PEDAL AND THE OPE RATOR'S STOOL. SINCE THE OPERATOR COULD NOT REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE CONTROL PED AL, THE PRESS REMAINED ENERGIZED. IT CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. ON THE SECOND CYCLE T
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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