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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673137

DIE,AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,RAM

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,WORK RULES,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,RAM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
673137
Report ID
751910

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN MALFUNCTIONING POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A POWER PRESS BRAKE (#B1) IN THE FABRICATION DEPARTMEN T. THE PRESS WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-HAND CONTROL DEVICE. THE MACHINE MALFUNCTIO NED IN THAT THE PART WAS NOT EJECTED AFTER IT WAS PRESSED AND THE PRESS CONTINUE D TO CYCLE. EMPLOYEE #1, SEEING THAT THE PART WOULD BE CRUSHED BY THE DESCENDING RAM, REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION WITH BOTH HANDS IN AN EFFORT TO PUSH T HE PART OUT THE BALL SIDE OF THE MACHINE. HE FAILED TO USE THE MAGNETIC TOOL THA T WAS PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE RAM CAUGHT BOTH HANDS IN THE DIE AND SEVERE D SIX FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    653
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2

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