OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976365
ERINCRAFT INC
LAPORTE, IN·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated in press brake machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on April 8, 1988, Employee #1 had been shown how to o perate a 25-ton Chicago press brake, serial #L11994, by his foreman. The foreman ran one part and left the rest for Employee #1 to run. Employee #1 had run one side of his first part and was attempting to align the other side when the press brake cycled. Employee #1's right index finger was amputated at the first joint . The press brake had no point of operation guarding. It is not known if Employe e #1 cycled the press or if the press cycled on its own.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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