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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689927

AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,HAND,PRESS,UNGUARDED

Event
AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,HAND,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
689927
Report ID
552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MINSTER PARTIAL REVOLUTION PUNCH PRESS (COMBINATION AIR CLUTCH AND BRAKE CLUTCH, SERIAL #6-1741). SHE WAS USING A FOOT CONTROL WHICH WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY GUARDED AGAINST INADVERTENT OPERATION. NO POINT OF OPERATIO N GUARD OR DEVICE WAS IN USE. NO TOOLS WERE BEING USED TO FEED MATERIALS INTO TH E POINT OF OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AND THE PR ESS CYCLED, AMPUTATING HER HAND AT THE WRIST.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 22 F

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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