OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980938
AMPUTATED,FINGER,PUNCH PRESS,HAND,INATTENTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE FINGER TIPS AMPUTATED BY TRIM PRESS
Investigation abstract
At 6:15 p.m. on September 16, 1989, Employee #1 was packing thermal trays when s he was not looking where she was putting her left hand. She reached into a mater ial port of the Lyle Development trim press, Serial Number MM 2301, and put her fingers into the trim press point of operation. Employee #1 had the tips of her ring finger and middle finger amputated at the back of the fingernails on her le ft hand. She was treated and released.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 3
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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