OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464168
RIEKE CORP
AUBURN, IN—
Event description
HAND CAUGHT IN POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
ON MAY 29, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PLASTICS PART STUCK IN THE DIE AREA. THE EMPLOYEE USED HER LEFT HAND TO TURN THE DISCONN ECT BOX OFF, THINKING IT WAS THE DISCONNECT BOX TO PRESS #13-39. SHE REACHED INT O THE POINT OF OPERATION WITH HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE PRESS AMPUTATED HER HW ER FINGER AT THE SECOND JOINT. DEPARTMENT TO RUN THE POWER CAPS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CAPS AVAILABLE. THE PL ASTICS DEPARTMENT FOREMAN SENT THE EMPLOYEE TO THE PACKAGING DEPARTMENT. THE PAC KAGING DEPARTMENT FOREMAN THEN ASSIGNED THE EMPLOYEE TO PRESS # 13-39. THE FOREM AN THEN TURNED THE PRESS ON AND SHOWED THE EMPLOYEE HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE METAL RE TAINER AND PLASTIC LIDS TOGETHER, WHILE WATCHING FOR BAD PARTS. THE FOREMAN, AFT ER SATISFYING HIMSELF THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER CORRECTLY , LEFT HER TO DO THE WORK ALONE. THE FOREMAN NEVER SHOWED THE EMPLOYEE HOW TO TU RN THE PRESS OFF IN CASE OF A BAD PART. ABOUT 6:20 AM THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BAD
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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