Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123948.015 - Employee crushes two fingers while setting up energized powe

Accident Summary Nr: 123948.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460265.015	02/11/2020		332618	Kaines West Michigan Wire Co

Abstract: At 11:55 p.m. on December 23, 2019, an employee working for a wire manufacturer was resetting a mechanical power press for a different operation. The press was energized and not locked out during the set up process. The employee caught his left hand in the press die when the machine cycled. The employee crushed his index and middle fingers and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Die, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Press, Press, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460265.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported

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