OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14463798
PULL BACK DEVICE,FRACTURE,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS
Event description
CAUGHT IN POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FORMING METAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS ON A MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. HE WAS STANDING AT THE INSERT POSITION FOR INSERTING METAL BLANKS. THE PRESS WA S A NIAGRA FULL REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS, COMPANY # 049, WITH A POSSON PULL BACK DEVICE. EMPLOYEE #1 FRACTURED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE POINT OF O PERATION. THE PULL BACK DEVICE WAS APPARENTLY NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED FOR HIM.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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