OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567820
PULL BACK DEVICE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,GUARD,POINT OF OPERATION
Event description
POWER PRESS AMPUTATION
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SITTING IN FRONT OF FULL REVOLUTION, MECHANICAL POWER PRESSES -- ONE BLESS 35 TON, COMPANY # 32-2511, AND ONE BAIRD 14 TON, COMPANY # 86. BOT H EMPLOYEES WERE HAND FEEDING THE PRESSES. THE BLESS PRESS HAD NO POINT OF OPERA TION GUARD AND THE BAIRD PRESS HAD PULL-OUTS WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. A S A RESULT OF THESE PROBLEMS, BOTH EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED INDEX FI NGER AMPUTATIONS.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 6
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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