OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #946608

DIE,WORK RULES,THUMB,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,SET UP,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED

1990-02-27T00:00:00

Event: DIE,WORK RULES,THUMB,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,SET UP,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 946608
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee's thumb tip crushed in punch press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was loading a 10-ton press with an outer slide guide when the press activated. The stripper die crushed the tip of his thumb, resulting in the loss of the nail.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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