Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170157770 - Employee's right hand amputated in press

Accident Summary Nr: 170157770 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120071196	10/24/1994	3554	0	J. Miller Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had shut down a gasket cutting press in order to re-align the die. The machine had two-hand controls and she assumed that it was safe to put her hand into the press to adjust the die. A fellow employee noticed that the press was down and, not seeing Employee #1, pushed the hand controls. Employee #1's right hand was amputated above the wrist.

Keywords: DIE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND, PRESS, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120071196			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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