OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758268
DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,GUARD,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,MACHINE--MISC
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGER PARTIALLY AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 10 PM ON APRIL 10, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A PRESS OPERATOR, WAS APP HE UP POSITION. THE UMIT SWITCH, WHICH PREVENTS THE PRESS FROM CYCLING, WAS BROK EN. LYING LUBRICANT TO THE PARTS OF A NIAGARA 500 TON PART REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POW ER PRESS #2, COMPANY #26476. THE PRESS WAS EQUIPPED WITH A MOVEABLE BARRIER GUAR D WITH PROGRESSIVE DIES. AS HE WAS LUBRICATING THE PRESS HIS RIGHT HAND WAS LOCA TED 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE POINT OF OPERATION OPENING. THE PRESS WAS SET IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE. HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE ST OP BLOCK POINT OF OPERATION OPENING. HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS RESTING ON TOP O F THE STOP BLOCK. THE PRESS SUDDENLY CYCLED. THE TOP DIE DESCENDED AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE MOVEABLE BARRIER GUARD WAS IN T
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 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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