Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568125 - FINGER AMPUTATED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 14568125 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/11/1983
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15129273	11/28/1983	3556	0	Hobart Corporation

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A SETUP MAN, REMOVED A POINT OF OPERATION GUARD FROM A 15 TON TOLEDO FULL REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FORM BLOCK. WHILE HIS HANDS WERE IN THE POINT OF OPERATION HE STEPPED ON THE FOOT PEDAL, ACTIVATING THE PRESS. EMPLOYEE #1'S LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS AMPUTATED AT THE LAST JOINT. THERE WERE NO DIE SETTING OR LOCK OUT PROCEDURES, AND THE FOOT PEDAL WAS NOT GUARDED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, GUARD, FOOT CONTROL, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15129273			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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