Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170593560 - Employee #1 left thumb amputated in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 170593560 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119998276	05/24/1994	3444	0	Moore Spring Co Inc Dba Moore Industries

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 1994, Employee #1, a 43-year-old machinist, amputated his left thumb while operating a power-operated press. Employee #1, a newly trained employee, was pressing one and one-half inch flat washers into a concave shape when his thumb entered the unguarded point of operation. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the distal phalanges of the left thumb. The machine involved in the accident was a Rousselle 3G Punch Press. The shop foreman had performed the training and initial observation of the machinist about one and one-half hours prior to the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119998276			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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