OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670968

PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS

1986-10-07T08:20:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 670968
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TIP AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT 8:20 AM ON OCTOBER 7, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A PRESS OPERATOR, WAS OPERATING A FE DERAL FULL REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS #3, PROPERTY #18251, SERIAL NUMBER 3982, LOCATED IN THE PRESS (#121) SHOP. THE FINGERTIP OF EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT MID DLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED WHEN THE PULL-OUT DEVICE ON THE PRESS FAILED TO PULL TH E EMPLOYEE'S HAND OUT OF THE PRESS BEFORE THE DIE CLOSED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO DEACONESS HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. EMPLOYEE #1 WILL BE UNABLE TO WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHILE RECUPERATIN G FROM HIS INJURY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF FAILING TO PROPERLY CHECK AND ADJUST THE PULL-OUT DEVICE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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