Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1000348 - Employee fractures finger in a mechanical power press

Accident Summary Nr: 1000348 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18502112	07/11/1990	3469	0	The Carolina Stamping Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had been working two and a half weeks as an operator of a mechanical power press. On the day of the accident, she was assigned to operate a Niagara full-revolution power press. The plant set-up man instructed her in the job and set the pull out devices of the press. Employee #1 said that she was comfortable and that her hands were clear of the machine. After running approximately 75 pieces, her left hand caught in the press, breaking her middle finger. There was no mechanical problem with the press, but the pull out devices were not properly adjusted.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, SET UP, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18502112			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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