Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14194906 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED THUMB AND FINGER IN PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14194906 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/13/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18851204	06/26/1986	3494	0	Pressure Science Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN ENERDAL HYDRAULIC RING PRESS WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY AN UP AND DOWN BUTTON DEVICE. THE EMPLOYEE PLACED A 4 BY 4 INCH PIECE OF METAL INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS PLACED CROOKEDLY, SO, AFTER HE HAD LOWERED THE RAM PART WAY, HE STOPPED THE RAM AND REACHED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION TO STRAIGHTEN IT. WHILE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STILL IN THE POINT OF OPERATION HE INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE "DOWN" BUTTON. HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WERE CAUGHT UNDER THE PRESS PLATE. THE UP AND DOWN BUTTON IS OPERATED BY THE LEFT HAND ONLY.

Keywords: FINGER, THUMB, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18851204			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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