OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #995886

FRACTURE,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS

1988-05-05T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,POWER PRESS,FINGER,POINT OF OPERATION,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 995886
Report ID: 452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE FRACTURES FINGER IN POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FULL REVOLUTION MACHINE POWER PRESS. THE PRESS DOUBL E TRIPPED, CATCHING AND FRACTURING THE INDEX FINGER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND .

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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