OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673855

VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

PELLA, IA· 1986-03-12T18:45:00

Event: AMPUTATED, FINGER, INEXPERIENCE, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101922276
Employer profile: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Summary number: 673855
Report ID: 751910

Event description

FINGERTIP AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT 6:45 PM ON MARCH 12, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MUHC AND BENDEC, 110 T ON MUBEA IRON WORKER PUNCH PRESS, SERIAL # KDL 110-7. HE TRIPPED THE PRESS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PUNCH CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER . THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EMPLOYEE #1 HAD OPERATED THE PRESS. HE FELT THAT THE A CCIDENT RESULTED FROM A COMBINATION OF A LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND DAY DREAMING.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
2

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