Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140703.015 - Employee amputates finger in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 140703.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561184.015	11/01/2021		332999	Wisco Products Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a Minster, M4-13600, 32-ton, part revolution, punch press that the pullbacks were not properly adjusted for a hands in die operation and the sides of the press were not guarded to prevent entry to the point of operation. The employee was putting parts into the point of operation by hand when he engaged the foot pedal to operate the press and caught his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation to his right index finger.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Press Operator, Pull Back Device, Punch Press, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1561184.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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