OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #783977

VERMONT AMERICAN CORP.

LEITCHFIELD, KY· 1988-11-18T00:00:00

Event: POWER PRESS, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, BOLT, FALLING OBJECT, RAM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104313333
Employer profile: VERMONT AMERICAN CORP.
Summary number: 783977
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee's fingers crushed in power press when bolt breaks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was running an expansion slot power press when the bottom bolt that holds the brake in place broke, causing the ram to fall. When Employee #1 reache d into the press to pull the saw blade out, her fingers were smashed.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 F

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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