Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14215248 - FINGERS AMPUTATED IN FULL REVOLUTION POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14215248 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3204518	07/30/1985	3643	0	Harvey Hubbell, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN L & J, 45 TON, FULL REVOLUTION POWER PRESS TO FLATTEN CARPET FLANGES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLACING PARTS IN THE PRESS BY HAND, HITTING THE FOOT PEDAL AND THEN REMOVING THE PARTS BY HAND. THE PRESS HAD A BARRIER GUARD, BUT IT HAD BEEN MOVED OUT OF THE WAY. THE PRESS ACTIVATED WHILE EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND WAS IN THE POINT OF OPERATION. THREE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND WERE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3204518			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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