Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122124.015 - Employee fractures and tears hand in unguarded power press

Accident Summary Nr: 122124.015 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 06/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448309.015	06/20/2019	3272	327390	317724627 - Plycem Usa Llc

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on June 20, 2019, an employee was operating a G1-80 S91023 80-Ton Mechanical Power Press making lap siding products when he when he pulled the barrier guard away to reach into the machine. The press cycled with the employee's right hand in the point of operation. The employee incurred an avulsion and fracture to his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Avulsion, Barrier Guard, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Clutch, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Hydraulic Press, Interlock, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic press, Point Of Operation, Power Press, Press Operator, Punch Press, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1448309.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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