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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670695

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

Event
AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
670695
Report ID
551800

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

  1. #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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