Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116220.015 - Employee catches hand in press, amputates tips of two finger

Accident Summary Nr: 116220.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400027.015	05/10/2019		332710	Cerno Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on May 2, 2019, an employee was setting the Di-Acro 17 Ton Press Brake when he grabbed a rag and wiped leaking oil off of the lower die. As the employee depressed the foot pedal to raise the ram prior for adjustment, he failed to remove his foot from the pedal and activated the press brake lowering the upper die. He had his right hand in the point of operation and amputated the tips of his 3rd and 4th fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Inadequate Maint, Leak, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Machinist, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press, Press Brake, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400027.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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