Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542872 - HAND CAUGHT IN POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14542872 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1197789	10/26/1984	3613	0	Siemens Allis Inc I T E Electrical Products

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A PART-REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. THE PRESS WAS SET FOR ACTIVATION BY TWO HAND CONTROLS. WHEN THE MACHINE'S EJECTION PROCESS BECAME FOULED, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO ADJUST THE AIR NOZZLE. IN HER EFFORT TO ADJUST THE NOZZLE, SHE APPARENTLY CHANGED THE PRESS FROM HAND TO FOOT CONTROL BY CONTACTING THE SELECTOR KEY. WHILE SHE HAD HER HAND IN THE DIE, THE PRESS WAS ENERGIZED. HER RIGHT RING FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AND HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CRUSHED. THE MACHINE INVOLVED WAS A MINSTER 60-TON OBI PART-REVOLUTION PRESS. ITS SERIAL NUMBER WAS #6-16426.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, HAND CONTROL, POWER PRESS, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, CRUSHED, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1197789			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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