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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735878

DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,INATTENTION

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
735878
Report ID
452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SHOWING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHAT PART TO RUN. HE REACHED INTO THE P OINT OF OPERATION TO REMOVE A PART WHEN THE PRESSED TRIPPED. HE SUFFERED AN AMPU TATED FINGER.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    706
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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