Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14453989 - Employee injures fingers in pipe bender

Accident Summary Nr: 14453989 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/20/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101936409	10/20/1986	7539	0	Professional Muffler, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing a die at the swedging end of a Huth pipe bender, model #2006, in which the die screws are on the end of a shaft. He used his left hand to change the die. He then used his right hand to push the hydraulic controls, which activated the lever before he had removed his left hand from the unguarded cavity of the swedging shaft. His left hand followed the motion of the shaft, resulting in his index finger being amputated and his thumb lacerated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101936409			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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