OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739565
DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MALFUNCTION,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated in press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading stock into a mechanical power press and removing finishe d parts with her hands in the die area. While she was removing the parts, a malf unction occurred. Employee #1's hands were caught in the dies and portions of th ree fingers were amputated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 2
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