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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731992

DIE,AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,STUCK,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,PRESS

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,STUCK,WORK RULES,FOOT CONTROL,PRESS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
731992
Report ID
551800

Event description

FINGER AMPUTATED IN PRESS BRAKE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM ON AUGUST 21, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CINCIN T CONTROL OF THE DIE, HE INADVENTENTLY PUSHED THE FOOT TREADLE, WHICH TRIPPED TH E PRESS BRAKE. AS THE PRESS CYCLED, THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUG HT IN THE DIE AND AMPUTATED AT THE SECOND JOINT. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO TURN OFF THE PRESS BRAKE, AS IS REQUIRED BY THE SET-UP PROCEDURES. NATI PRESS BRAKE. HE HAD JUST FINISHED THE FIRST INVERSION ON THE 9340 GALLEY TO P AND WAS PREPARING TO SET UP THE DIE BARS FOR THE FORMING OF THE INNER LIP. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SLIDE THE DIE OUT OF THE PRESS BRAKE, BUT DIDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO HOLD THE EXTREME LEFT END OF THE DIE. SIMULTANEO USLY, HE GRABBED THE RIGHT DIE BAR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS FINGERS WERE UNDER T HE DIE AS HE WAS PROCEEDING TO LIFT THE RIGHT DIE BAR. THE DIE STARTED TO TIP, S O HE REPOSITIONED HIS GRASP AT THE RIGHT END OF THE DIE. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE DIE HE REPOSITIONED HIMSELF CLOSER TO THE PRESS BED. AS HE BEGAN TO GE

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    787
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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