Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14223812 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED ON PUNCH PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14223812 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/24/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101965051	01/05/1987	3599	0	Modern Machine & Stamping

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11 AM ON DECEMBER 24, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON 55 TON FULL REVOLUTION PUNCH PRESS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PART FROM THE DIE AREA WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE PRESS CYCLED, AMPUTATING 4 FINGERS AND ABOUT HALF OF HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PULL BACKS, BUT THE PULL BACKS HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED. THE PRESS ALSO DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE STROKE MECHANISM.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101965051			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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