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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170187033

AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PRESS

Event
AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
170187033
Report ID
950635

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in tube expander

Investigation abstract

On March 29, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a tube expander. His finger was amp utated when he put it in the point of operation while the machine was running.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    779
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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