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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670562

DIE,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,DESCENDING,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND

Event
DIE,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,DESCENDING,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
670562
Report ID
551800

Event description

Employee's fingers on both hands crushed by press die

Investigation abstract

At 3:35 p.m. on June 27, 1985, Employee #1 was using a Chicago press brake, seri al #l-19060, to put a 10 degree crease in a metal part. He reached into the poin t of operation to put a piece in the die and then to take it out. The top die ca me down on both of his hands, crushing four fingers on each hand. Employee #1 wa s hospitalized. The press brake was equipped with restraints but he did not use them.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    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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