OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758201

DIE,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,THUMB,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,MECH MALFUNCTION

1987-12-10T00:00:00

Event: DIE,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,THUMB,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,MECH MALFUNCTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 758201
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's thumb crushed in press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on December 10, 1987, Employee #1, a press operator, fore necessary maintenance and repairs had been performed. was operating a Bliss 75 ton part revolution mechanical power press, serial #703 75, company #P44, with brake monitor, processed palm buttons, and a presence sen sing device. Employee #1 was manually feeding the F-10 spider blank parts; he ha d his hands in the die and was pressing both palm buttons. After the press cycle d and formed the part, Employee #1 reached into the point of operation to retrie ve the part. At the same time, he saw the ram start to fall and pulled his right hand from the point of operation. His right thumb became caught between the top and bottom dies, crushing the knuckle. The press had been put into operation be

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 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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