OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670737

AMPUTATED,FINGER,STUCK,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS,MECH MALFUNCTION

1988-08-15T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,STUCK,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,PUNCH PRESS,MECH MALFUNCTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 670737
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated by punch press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 15, 1988, Employee #1 was operating a full- revolution punch press with two hand trips. When he reached into the point of op eration to free a stuck part, the press tripped on its own, catching his right h and. His middle, index, and ring fingers were amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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