Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170126767 - Employee's hand crushed by cycling press

Accident Summary Nr: 170126767 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104245337	09/18/1992	3469	0	Central City Mfg. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 placed material into a 45 ton Niagara press and when the ram did not return to the center top, he hit the palm button. At the same time, a coworker, who did not have a good view of the employee, hit the relay switch, causing the ram to come down and crush the employee's left hand. Employee #1 did not have his right hand on the buttons.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION, HAND, PRESS, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104245337			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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