OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #782029

POWER PRESS,FINGER,STUCK,CRUSHED,FORMING MACHINE,MECH MALFUNCTION

1990-04-04T00:00:00

Event: POWER PRESS,FINGER,STUCK,CRUSHED,FORMING MACHINE,MECH MALFUNCTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 782029
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee's fingers smashed in power press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was looking at a power press with both hands resting on the edge of the bolster. He noticed that the floater and the part to be formed had stuck to the top of the forming block at top, dead center, after completion of the single stroke. The floater released, fell, and smashed the little finger on each hand.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
6

Occupation code
706

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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