OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672246

MULTI-PLEX, INC.

HOWE, IN· 1986-10-11T06:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101959104
Employer profile: MULTI-PLEX, INC.
Summary number: 672246
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A PRODUCTION OPERATOR, AGE 33, WAS OPERATING A 150 TON MECHANICAL P OWER PRESS AT APPROXIMATELY 6 AM ON OCTOBER 11, 1986. THE PRESS APPARENTLY DOUBL E TRIPPED, CATCHING HER RIGHT HAND IN THE POINT OF OPERATION AND AMPUTATING THE TIPS OF THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. SAFETY PULL-BACK DEVICES WERE BEING USED, BUT FAILED TO PULL HER HAND OUT OF THE POINT OF OPERATION.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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