Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14463947 - Employee's arm injured when caught in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 14463947 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101974806	03/12/1987	3639	0	Design & Manufacturing

Abstract: At about 7:35 p.m. on February 3, 1987, Employee #1 was feeding coiled steel into the material guides on the lower die of a Niagara 150-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial #38773. He had removed the front barrier guard and had his right arm between the left front die guidepost and the upper die when the ram descended. It pinched his right arm between the guidepost and the upper die, removing a section of his arm between the wrist and the elbow. Employee #1 was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, PRESS OPERATOR, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101974806			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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