Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181176 - Employee's fingers amputated in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 170181176 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 01/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112059258	01/27/1992	3999	0	Talent Tree Personnel

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 1992, Employee #1 was punching little shims out of a 6 in. wide by 0.01 in. thick metal strip which was manually fed from the left side of a 35 ton Komatsu power press. Employee #1 was operating the press in single stroke mode from the right side with a foot pedal. He was pulling the strip for the next punch after each stroke. The metal strip re-coiled and pulled his hand into the dies. Four fingers were amputated and Employee #1 was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital. There was no guard on the side of the press, otherwise his hand would have not entered the point of operation. The front side of the press was guarded with a presence sensing light guard and adjustable barrier rods. The press has a part-revolution air clutch with brake monitor and can be set in different modes.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112059258			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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