OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #824979
BSI TEMPORARIES, INC.
BALTIMORE, MD·
Event description
Employee's hand crushed by closing power press die
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic power press. He was placing and removing p arts from the die area by hand. When an apparent control failure caused an unint ended activation of the press, the die closed on Employee #1's right hand. He wa s hospitalized for severe crushing injuries. Employees are not provided with han d tools for parts removal.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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