Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14449599 - Employee injures fingers in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 14449599 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/03/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104515036	07/23/1986	3469	0	Cedar Lake Engineering

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a full revolution power press without point of operation guarding. He would hold the piece being offset with his right hand, activate the press with an electric foot trip, and then use his left hand to retrieve the next part to be stamped. It appears that the employee stamped a part and was removing it when he inadvertently tripped the press again. All four fingers of his right hand were amputated. The little and ring fingers were amputated at the second knuckle; the ends of the middle and index fingers were reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104515036			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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