Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14447619 - FINGER CRUSHED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14447619 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/24/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14987861	09/10/1983	3499	0	Oro Manufacturing Co

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A KENCO #864 MECHANICAL PUNCH PRESS, EIGHT TONS, WITH FULL REVOLUTION CLUTCH, TO MAKE RETAINER STRIPS FOR AIRCRAFT TROOP SEATS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE LOCATION OF THE MATERIAL AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT HIS HAND WAS UNDER THE PUNCH. THE PUNCH CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SUFFERED TWO LACERATIONS, ONE CENTIMETER EACH, EXTENDING TO THE DISTAL TIP OF THE NAILBED. THE NAIL AND NAILBED WERE LEFT INTACT. EIGHT SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. AN XRAY SHOWED A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHALANX. NO GUARD FOR THE POINT OF OPERATION WAS IN USE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY TRAINED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, UNTRAINED, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14987861			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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