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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456628

SEVERED,WORK RULES,THUMB,CAUGHT BETWEEN,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS

Event
SEVERED,WORK RULES,THUMB,CAUGHT BETWEEN,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14456628
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee's thumb severed in punch press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were operating a 400-ton punch press. Each w as using a single button control. When the control buttons were pushed, the pres s cycled, catching and severing Employee #1's right thumb.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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