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Accident Summary Nr: 14566558 - FINGERS AMPUTATED IN METAL SHEAR MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14566558 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/31/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14605984	08/02/1985	3444	0	Elixir Industries

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 INADVERTENTLY STUCK HIS FINGERS INTO AN INADEQUATELY GUARDED METAL SHEARING MACHINE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACTUATOR PEDAL. THE THREE MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND WERE AMPUTATED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING .09" THICK SHEET METAL INTO 2 1/4 " WIDE BY 120" LONG STRIPS. THE MACHINE WAS A MODEL M-14 WYSONG, 14 FOOT SQUARING SHEAR, SINGLE STROKE, FULL CYCLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE LAST PIECE OF THE FIRST SHEET OF FIVE TO BE CUT.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, FINGER, GUARD, FOOT CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14605984			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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