Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170379713 - Employee's fingers severed when caught in press brake tool

Accident Summary Nr: 170379713 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119742286	02/02/1995	3469	0	Designco

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on January 26, 1995, Employee #1 was operating an unguarded 11 ton Dreis & Krump press brake. As he was removing the finished product from the die, the slide was inadvertently set in motion, and it caught and amputated two fingers of his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119742286			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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