Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179899 - Employee's fingers crushed in pipe bender

Accident Summary Nr: 170179899 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120060025	09/10/1992	3499	0	Forms & Surfaces

Abstract: Employee #1 moved a control panel pedestal from its normal position of 4 ft away from a bending machine head assembly to within 1 ft of the assembly. He placed his left hand in die #1 and switched the die #2 switch closed. Both dies closed, crushing his middle and ring fingers at the end joint. The machine control panel is now bolted to the floor 4 ft away from the bending machine head assembly and disable mat switches have been installed at the machine's adjustment points. Employee #1 had been trained and had worked on the machine for one to three years. He overrode good practice.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120060025			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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