OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #945279

AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,PRESS,UNGUARDED

1988-10-10T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 945279
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee's fingers and thumb injured in press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing the end of a piece of strip stock from a press when he accidentally hit the foot pedal and cycled the press. When his left hand was cau ght in the machine, his thumb and middle finger were lacerated and his index fin ger was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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