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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #785048

DIE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,RAM

Event
DIE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,PRESS BRAKE,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PUNCH PRESS,RAM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
785048
Report ID
1054112

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated in punch press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on May 17, 1989, Employee #1 was operating an L & J 5 0 ton punch press to form 1 1/8 in. by 34 in. long pieces with a press brake-typ e die set. To achieve the close tolerances required for these parts, Employee #1 had to lower the ram adjustment to get the worn shop-built dies to close adequa tely. After the ram of the press stopped at the top of its stroke on the 43rd pa rt, Employee #1 reached into the dies with his right hand to retrieve the part. The clutch key broke and the ram came down on his hand. Employee #1 pulled his h and back as the dies opened and the machine continued to stroke. Portions of all four fingers on his right hand were amputated.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    706
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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