OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784496

PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,GUARD,CRUSHED,BLADE,HAND

1989-10-10T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,GUARD,CRUSHED,BLADE,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 784496
Report ID: 452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a full revolution mechanical power press. He was destr oying defective saw blades by punching a 1.5-inch hole in the blades. A pull bac k device was available but was not used by Employee #1. There was also no point of operation guard. The press was operated by two-hand trip buttons. Employee #1 got his hand caught in the die of the full revolution mechanical power press, r esulting in part of his middle finger on his left hand being amputated and his r ing and index fingers being crushed. The pull backs that were available and not used were also out of adjustment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
2

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