OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980524

PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,FINGER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND

1989-07-08T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,DIE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,FINGER,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,TWO-HAND CONTROL,POINT OF OPERATION,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 980524
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated in malfunctioning press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 8, 1989, Employee #1, a processor for Modine Manufacturing Company in Logansport, IN, was placing a part into the dies of a J ohnson 75 ton mechanical press, serial #M-1003. The press double tripped. Althou gh Employee #1 was using pull out equipment and two-hand control buttons, his le ft hand was caught in the point of operation. The employee's index and middle fi ngers were amputated, and his hand sustained a contusion. The mechanical press w as in bad condition and the anti-repeat mechanism failed. In addition, the pull out device was defective.

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
3

Hazardous substance
8130

Task assigned
1

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