OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671842
THE SELMER COMPANY
ELKHART, IN·
Event description
Employee's finger lacerated in point of operation
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 17, 1986, Employee #1 was piercing metal tu bes on an unguarded #R407 pneumatic press. His right little finger went too far under the punch press die and the press cycled, coming down on his finger. The f lesh was removed and the wound required eight stitches.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- 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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