Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137294.015 - Employee sustains partial finger amputations while operating

Accident Summary Nr: 137294.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542668.015	07/19/2021		335311	Dongan Electric Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 15, 2021, Employee #1, age 44, was operating a 45-ton Bliss mechanical power press when he sustained partial amputations to four fingers on his left hand. The press was equipped with point-of-operation restraints, but they were not properly adjusted, and the employee's fingers were in the point of operation when the press was actuated. The press had been set up by the employee and a supervisor on July 14, 2021, and he continued operating it the following day to finish the order. There were no witnesses to the incident. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Mechanical, Mechanical Power Press, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1542668.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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