Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170127815 - Employee's fingers amputated in hydraulic press

Accident Summary Nr: 170127815 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115065138	10/19/1993	3433	0	Heatilator, Division Of Hearth Technologies Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was adjusting the computer box that controls a Promecam hydraulic press brake, model ALZ78. While looking at the box and going through the program steps, Employee #1 lost his balance and accidentally stepped on the foot pedal, causing the machine to cycle. The tips of his right third and fourth fingers were amputated. One contributing factor to the accident was the location of the computer box on top of the hydraulic press brake. It was hard to reach and its location exposed Employee #1 to the point of operation, which was not guarded. The employer was using distance as a guarding method.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, HYDRAULIC PRESS, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115065138			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Numerical control machine operators

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