OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170197669

FRACTURE,POWER PRESS,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,HAND,PRESS

1989-11-08T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,POWER PRESS,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,HAND,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170197669
Report ID: 950624

Event description

Employee's fingers broken in press brake

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing a part from a press brake when a coworker accidentally hit the foot treadle. The machine caught Employee #1's hand in the danger zone, and he suffered four broken fingers on his left hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
783

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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