Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127903.015 - Employee crushes finger while removing trim press tooling pa

Accident Summary Nr: 127903.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 07/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1484295.015	07/21/2020		332111	Mercer Forge Corporation

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on July 16, 2020, an employee was operating a Lindell 2000 Ton Forge Trim Press removing tooling components. The employee was using a ratchet to loosen the bottom bolts for securement of the tooling. The weight of the upper portion of the trim box was secured by a 2 inch by 2 inch block of wood. The block broke and the top portion of the trim box struck the employee's left hand crushing his middle finger. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery on his finger.

Keywords: Bolt, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Fracture, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Power Press, Press Operator, Safety Block, Unsecured

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1484295.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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