OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #998088
HOFFMAN ENGINEERING COMPANY
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated during press maintenance
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to move a die on a part revolution punch press. The m achine was on and in automatic mode, with the guard removed. When the die was mo ved, a micro switch tripped the press. Two of Employee #1's fingers were amputat ed and he was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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