Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142591.015 - Employee crushes hand bypassing machine guard to remove jam

Accident Summary Nr: 142591.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571659.015	01/05/2022		423320	Ccs Contractor Equipment & Supply, Llc

Abstract: At 8:50 p.m. on December 28, 2021, an employee was attempting to remove a piece of bar stock that was caught in a Federal Mechanical Power Press Wire Cutter Machine die. The employee inserted his left hand under the machine guarding to remove the stock and inadvertently engaged the foot pedal, causing the press to cycle. The employee crushed his index, middle, and ring fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Contusion, Crushed, Die, Die Guard, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Reaching, Safety Device, Struck By, Supervision, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571659.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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