Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103712.015 - Employee's fingers are fractured and amputated in press brak

Accident Summary Nr: 103712.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269757.015	10/12/2017		334290	Myers & Sons Hi-Way Safety Inc

Abstract: At 11:11 a.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1 was bending pieces of steel in the Wisconsin Forcemaster Model 12 FM 100, Serial number 76660 Press Brake. The employee reached into the point of operation after bending the steel piece, and the die fell on his fingers. The press had a two-handed control, but the mechanical system in the machine malfunctioned, resulting in an amputation to his right middle finger and right ring finger, as well as fractures to the right index finger and left middle finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Die, Finger, Fracture, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Point Of Operation, Press Brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1269757.015	18	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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