OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673251
UNIVERSAL CIRCUITS, INC.
LAKE MILLS, IA·
Event description
FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST INSERTED A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INTO THE PRESS. BEFORE SHE COULD GET HER HANDS OUT OF THE POINT OF OPERATION, THE MACHINE TRIPPED OR CYCLE D. THE PULL BACK DEVICE FOR THE 60 TON JOHNSON, SINGLE STROKE, FULL REVOLUTION P UNCH PRESS, SERIAL #59393, WERE NOT ADJUSTED TO PULL HER HANDS FAR ENOUGH BACK. TTHE OPENING WAS 8 INCHES BY 16 1/2 INCHES BY 4 1/2 INCHES DEEP. THE PRESS HAD A FOUR INCH STROKE. THE EMPLOYEE LOST THE TIP OF HER MIDDLE FINGER, JUST ABOVE TH E KNUCKLE, AS WELL AS THE TIP OF HER INDEX FINGER. THE BONE IN THE TIP OF HER RI NG FINGER WAS FRACTURED. THESE INJURIES WERE TO FINGERS ON HER LEFT HAND.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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