Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170608145 - Employee's hand fractured when steel plate breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170608145 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119795623	01/09/1997	3441	0	Stockton Steel The Herrick Corp

Abstract: On September 6, 1996, Employee #1, a press brake operator, was a 350 ton, 10 ft wide Cincinnati press brake to bend a 1 in. thick by 10 in. wide by 38 in. long steel plate. The plate broke and struck his left hand, causing multiple fractures. The plate apparently broke because too narrow a reel die was used.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, DIE, FRACTURE, PRESS BRAKE, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, BENDING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119795623			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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