OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802868

PULL BACK DEVICE,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION

1988-03-11T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 802868
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERTIP AMPUTATED IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A V & O FULL REVOLUTION POWER PRESS (SERIAL #25523) IN DEPARTMENT 426, MAKING FRONT GRILLS FOR LAWN MOWERS. THE PRESS WAS A 27 TON MOD EL EQUIPPED WITH PULLOUTS. THE MACHINE DOUBLE TRIPPED. THE PULL-BACK STRAPS WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND WERE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH TOO LONG. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE DIE AND WAS AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST JOINT.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 57 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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