OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670695
BOSS MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTING INC
ELKHART, IN·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated in press
Investigation abstract
On January 6, 1986, Employee #1 was operating punch press #2108 when he reached into the point of operation (die area) to remove a part. The press cycled, catch ing his right index finger in the die area and amputating it.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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