Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170181515 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS CRUSHED IN PUNCH DIE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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112022058 | 11/08/1991 | 3356 | 0 | The Wilkinson Company |
Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 P.M. ON OCTOBER 29, 1991, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING AND ADJUSTING A PIECE OF TAPE ON THE DIE OF THE BENCHMASTER PUNCH PRESS, SERIAL #52235, IN THE PRE-FORMS DEPARTMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT DE-ENERGIZE THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE PLACING HIS HAND INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION. THE PRESS CYCLED AND HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS WERE CRUSHED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY. THE INJURY RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HIS INDEX FINGER TO THE FIRST JOINT.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 112022058 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Punching and stamping press machine operators |