OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942789
ACCURIDE, INC.
CHARLOTTE, NC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS ACCIDENT
Investigation abstract
On May 10, 1989, Employee #1 familiar with the operation came to assist another worker having problems with loading an unfamiliar fixture. While Employee #1 was demonstrating loading technique the other worker inadvertently pressed the foot treadle. The third and ring fingers of Employee #1's left hand were crushed and severed.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 Male
- 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
- DISTRACTING ACTIONS BY OTHERS (5)
- Environmental factor
- PINCH POINT ACTION (1)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.