OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691345
CREATIVE METAL STAMPING INC.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
Employee's fingers crushed by press ram
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a mechanical power press with an air clutch. He had re ached into the point of operation to remove a formed piece when the brake calipe r pin fell out, causing the ram to fall off center and onto Employee #1's hand. He called for help and a coworker came over and pushed the two-hand controls. In stead of immediately returning to the upper position, the ram came down approxim ately 2 to 3 inches before going back up, crushing Employee #1's fingers.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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