OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995068

PULL BACK DEVICE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR

1988-06-02T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE,AMPUTATED,INADEQUATE MAINT,POWER PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS OPERATOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 995068
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee's finger amputated in power press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a part-revolution mechanical power press. The pull out devices used for protection from the points of operation had not been inspected and adjusted following a new die set up at the start of the employee's shift. H er left ring finger was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
2

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