OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672238

DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED

1987-09-21T15:06:00

Event: DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 672238
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT 3:06 PM ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1987 EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FULL REVOLUTION POW ER PRESS. AS HE WAS REMOVING A PART FROM THE DIE THE PRESS DOUBLE TRIPPED. HIS L EFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DIE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE AMPUTATIONS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS AND PARTIAL AMPUTATIONS OF THE FIRST AND FOURTH FINGERS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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