OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981373
DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,FOOT CONTROL,HYDRAULIC PRESS,HAND,RAM
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN BRAKE PRESS
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:15 p.m., on May 18, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Pacifi c 200-ton-hydraulic brake press, New York blower, Serial Number 05282. The press was activated by a foot pedal and did not have two-hand trip buttons. Employee #1 was making a die change and put the bottom die on the press. Employee #1 star ted to put top die on the ram. When Employee #1 slid the die on the ram he put h is hand under the top die to help slide the die into position. When Employee #1 did this he apparently moved his foot and stepped on the foot control. The ram a nd die came down and amputated the four fingers on his left hand at the metacarp al joints. Employee #1 was then taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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