OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #738567
JEWELL ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
LOUISVILLE, KY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE AMPUTATED FINGER IN PRESS BRAKE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A MECHANICAL PRESS BRAKE, EQUIPPED WITH A FOOT CONTROL, WH EN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DIE AND THE MATERIAL BEING TOOLED. HIS F INGER WAS AMPUTATED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 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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