Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170388433 - Employee's thumb amputated in discharge point of power press

Accident Summary Nr: 170388433 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123999237	12/09/1996	3469	0	Meyer Stamping & Mfg Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 150-ton part-revolution mechanical power press in which 1 3/4 in. wide by 3/4 in. thick metal strips were fed into the die area by a Jaybird air feeder. Parts were stamped from the metal strip and the finished products were then fed out of the die area on the left side of the machine. On the day of the accident, a finished part became jammed at the discharge point. As Employee #1 reached in to free it, the air feeder advanced the metal strip, which amputated the tip of her thumb. The light curtain guarded only the point of operation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, METAL STRIP, PRESS OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123999237			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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