OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672501
STONE CITY PRODUCTS INC
BEDFORD, IN·
Event description
EMPLOYEE AMPUTATED THUMB IN POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON JANUARY 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A P IECE OF FLAT COIL STOCK THAT HAD BECOME WEDGED IN THE DIE OF A MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PUSHING THE MATERIAL WITH HER RIGHT HAND AND PULLING, USI NG A TOOL, WITH HER LEFT HAND. HER LEFT HAND LOST IT'S GRIP AND STRUCK THE PRESS FRAME. SHE FELL TOWARDS THE DIE AND JAMMED THE THUMB OF HER LEFT HAND THROUGH T HE HAIR PIN BARRIER GUARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY, SHE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON THE FOOT CONTROL PEDAL. THE PRESS ACTIVATED, THE DIE DESCENDED AND AMPUTATED HER THUMB.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 52 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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