OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #971218

DIE,POWER PRESS,FINGER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,TONGS,HAND TOOL,PRESS OPERATOR,MECH MALFUNCTION

1990-03-07T00:00:00

Event: DIE,POWER PRESS,FINGER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,TONGS,HAND TOOL,PRESS OPERATOR,MECH MALFUNCTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 971218
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's finger crushed by tongs caught in press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a power press using hand-held tongs. The machine malfu nctioned, changing from single stroke to continuous stroke. Part of the die came down on the tip of the tongs, causing the hand grip to crush the employee's fin ger. It was later discovered that a broken rotary limit switch had caused the ma chine to change modes.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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