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Accident Summary Nr: 14464671 - CAUGHT IN PRESS BRAKE

Accident Summary Nr: 14464671 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/05/1984
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1469962304/03/198435850Arkla Industries Inc

Abstract: ON MARCH 5, 1984, AT 3:40 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE CINCINNATI PRESS BRAKE, PROPERTY #A-1708, WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE DIE AND THE RAM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING .026" X 6" X 19 9/16" SHEET METAL INTO THE PRESS BRAKE, TO BE PIERCED AND NOTCHED, WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE DIE AND THE RAM. EMPLOYEE # 1 AMPUTATED THE DISTAL PHALANX OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND THE DISTAL TUFT OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE UNGUARDED 2 1/4" OPENING BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE DIE AND THE RAM ON THE PRESS BRAKE.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, GUARD, PRESS, RAM

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14699623 Hospitalized injury Amputation Punching and stamping press machine operators

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