OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802991
RYOBI MOTOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
PICKENS, SC·
Event description
Employee's fingers are smashed in power press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a Niagara 49-ton full-revolution mechanical power pres pedal, closing the press on her right hand. The tips of her middle and ring fing ers were smashed and had to be surgically removed at the hospital. s, #13010, to manufacture an end disk from a piece of paper stock that was 8 ft long by 2 1/4 in. wide by 64/1000 in. thick. The press was in automatic (continu ous) mode. The stock was being fed from the right side of the press to the left. The press has a barrier guard with openings measuring 6 in. by 4 1/4 in. on the feed side and 6 in. by 1 1/4 in. on the exit side. The face of the opening is 8 in. from the point of operation. The press is foot-pedal activated. After the p ress ran the operation for about 2 1/2 hours, the stock got stuck and Employee # 1 reached through the guard to unjam the press. She apparently touched the foot
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 Female
- Nature of injury
- Amputation (1)
- Part of body
- FINGER(S) (10)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Punching and stamping press machine operators (706)
- Human factor
- SAFETY DEVICES REMOVED/INOPER. (9)
- Environmental factor
- PINCH POINT ACTION (1)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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