OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689927
MILLER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
DASSEL, MN·
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
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#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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