OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980904
DIE,POWER PRESS,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,POINT OF OPERATION,FOOT-POWERED PRESS,HAND,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee's hand caught between power press dies
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:00 midnight on March 14, 1989, Employee #1 was operating an ht between the dies. Employee #1 suffered a crushed left hand, but no bones were broken and amputation was not necessary. Employee #1 was treated and released f rom the hospital. 80 ton part-revolution clutch Federal mechanical power press, model #7, serial # 7522. He was running the press with a two hand trip mechanism. Because the piece s of metal were not being stamped properly, Employee #1 was instructed by his su pervisor to use a foot trip mechanism and to hold the piece of metal with his ha nds. He was to hold the far right corner with his right hand and the left front corner with his left hand. There was no guarding around the point of operation w hen the press was switched over to the foot control. Employee #1 ran the press l ike this for two pieces; when he stamped the third piece, his left hand was caug
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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