OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #969634

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,INTERLOCK,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED

1988-09-15T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,INTERLOCK,PUNCH PRESS,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 969634
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in punch press

Investigation abstract

While Employee #1 was using a 60-ton punch press, the pinkie finger of his left hand was amputated at the first joint when he negated a safety device. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
637

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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