OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672063
H-N ADVERTISING & DISPLAY CO INC
INDIANAPOLIS, IN·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated by press brake
Investigation abstract
At 8:30 a.m. on August 17, 1987, Employee #1 was placing and removing metal part s on a Niagara mechanical press brake, serial #46950. The brake was tripped by a foot pedal and equipped with light curtains. Employee #1 was taking a sheet met al part out of the die when the brake double-tripped and amputated three fingers on her right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- 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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