Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142087.015 - Employee amputates fingers in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 142087.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569512.015	12/20/2021		332996	Tube Fab Roman Engineering

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was operating a punch press when a part got stuck in the press. The employee called a maintenance worker over for assistance. The maintenance worker activated the air valve to manually close die blocks while the employee was reaching into the press. The die blocks closed on employees left hand crushing her index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized to treat fingertip amputations to three fingers on her left hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Machine operator, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Punch Press, Untrained, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569512.015	18	F	Hospitalized injury		Punching and stamping press machine operators

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