Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119973.015 - Employee Incurs Amputations and Crushing Injuries To Multipl

Accident Summary Nr: 119973.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431869.015	09/18/2019		332111	Iowa Precision Forge

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2019, an employee was setting up the lower die of a Minster 90-600 Ton Coin Press at a forging facility. The employee was attempting to remove the lower portion of the die when the machine cycled and caught the employee's right hand between the bolster and ram. The machine was energized and no guards were present on the machine at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of thumb and index finger and crushing injuries to the middle, ring and pinky fingers of the right hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Die, Energized, Finger, Hydraulic Press, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Press, Press Operator, Ram, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431869.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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