Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104529.015 - Employee crushes fingers in steel press brake and amputates

Accident Summary Nr: 104529.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1289375.015	01/23/2018		332312	Tobin Steel Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on January 4, 2018, an employee was bending steel parts with a Full Revolution 35 Ton Chicago Steel Press Brake by stepping on a foot pedal. The foot pedal was located in front of entry point for the press and had been sticking periodically which would cause the brake to repeat a cycle. The employee reached into the opening to retrieve a part and the machine repeated a cycle, crushing the employee's left hand index and middle fingers. The employee's index finger was also partially amputated, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crushing, Foot Control, Press Brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1289375.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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