OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734988

SINGER COMPANY, MOTOR PRODUCTS DIVISION

PICKENS, SC· 1987-12-02T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105423404
Employer profile: SINGER COMPANY, MOTOR PRODUCTS DIVISION
Summary number: 734988
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A NIAGARA FULL REVOLUTION POWER PRESS, COMPANY # 19, P UNCHING OUT SABER SAW BASE PLATES. THE PRESS WAS PROVIDED WITH A SET OF PULL OUT S ATTACHED TO THE RAM AND WAS ACTIVATED BY A FOOT PEDAL. AS EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED A PIECE OF PLATE INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION, THE PRESS CYCLED AND CAUGHT HER RIG HT HAND IN THE DIES. SHE SUFFERED THE AMPUTATION OF THE FIRST THREE FINGERS ON H ER RIGHT HAND.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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