Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151377 - Employee's hand crushed by press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 170151377 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120080502	09/08/1995	3581	0	National Newsvend

Abstract: Employee #1, of National Newsvend, was using a press brake with a special die to punch holes on a metal piece to create the coin mechanism for newspaper vending machines. She was using a foot-operated control. The die was set so that the point of operation being guarded by the die was below 1/4 in. Employee #1 was holding the metal piece with her left hand and placed her right hand above the die. She pressed the control and the ram came down approximately 6 to 7 in. and crushed her hand against the frame of the die. Employee #1 suffered a severely crushed hand that required two surgical operations to be repaired.

Keywords: DIE, PRESS BRAKE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120080502			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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