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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995027

AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,HAND,RAM

Event
AMPUTATED,PRESS BRAKE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR,HAND,RAM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
995027
Report ID
452110

Event description

Employee's hand caught in press brake

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a press brake operator, was picking up parts and holding them. He t hen placed the parts into the press with his left hand. He was reaching for more parts with his right hand when the ram came down on his left hand. The employee 's hand was caught in the machinery, amputating one or more fingers. He was hosp italized for his injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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