OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995381
POWER PRESS,FINGER,OVERLOADED,CRUSHED,INEXPERIENCE,POINT OF OPERATION,UNGUARDED,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee's finger crushed in power press
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working as a tail off operator in back of a Rousselle part-revol grossly overloaded and the top stop overrun built into the press by the manufac turer had been bypassed by the company when rewiring and/or modifying the press. Employee #1's job consisted of removing stock, capping, inspecting, and placing it in a container. One of the dies was dull or not properly adjusted for tonnag e; it was necessary for Employee #1 to reach between the dies and break off slug s as the die was not cutting them. No hand tools were provided. The press had ma de a stroke but had not stopped on top because the top stop was bypassed when th e press was operating in continuous mode. The set up person turned off the press , inched the press dead center to the top stop, did not lock the press off, and then immediately put the press back in continuous mode without checking to see i ution mechanical power press, serial #30509, model #10SS100. There was one opera f it was safe to operate. Employee #1 still had his hand between the dies and su ffered the near amputation of his left index finger due to crushed bones. He rem ained under a doctor's care as extensive surgery and recovery was required; part s had to be removed from his toe to repair his finger. tor in front of the press and two operators in back of the press; both the set-u p man and Employee #1 were new, inexperienced employees. The part being made on this piece rate operation was weather stripping for the 1988 Tempo and Topaz. Th e press was equipped with 12 small dies, with a conveyor system that extended 2 in. in front and back of the dies, and extended the entire 62 in. width of the d ies. The press was activated by two sensors located on the conveyor system in fr ont of the press. There was no point of operation guard or device. The press was
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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