OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801076

TORRINGTON CO.

CLINTON, SC· 1988-10-18T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105458152
Employer profile: TORRINGTON CO.
Summary number: 801076
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated in recycling press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Niagara 2 1/2 ton, full-revolution, mechanical power press, model A-2 1/2, serial #38252. She placed a part in the point of operatio n by hand and pushed the two-hand trips to cycle the press. When she reached int o the point of operation to remove the formed part, the press cycled again and c aught her hand, amputating her index and middle fingers. There was no single str oke mechanism.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 46 F

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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