OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735464

INA BEARING COMPANY INC.

FORT MILL, SC· 1986-11-10T00:00:00

Event: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105450373
Employer profile: INA BEARING COMPANY INC.
Summary number: 735464
Report ID: 454510

Event description

THUMB TIP AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING UP THE DIE IN A WEINGARTER 200 TON, MECHANICAL, PARTIAL REVOLUTION POWER PRESS. DURING THE SET UP, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HAND FEEDING FLAT MET AL STRIPS INTO THE PRESS. EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE POINT OF OPE RATION WHILE HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO ACTIVATE THE "ON" BUTTON, WHILE JOGGING T HE PRESS. THE DIE CLOSED ON THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB, AMPUTATING IT. THE "ON" B UTTON WAS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE POINT OF OPERATION AND THERE WAS INADEQUATE P OINT OF OPERATION GUARDING.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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