Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632129 - Employee's thumb amputated in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 170632129 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/02/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119831519	08/08/1996	3444	0	D.D. Wire Company Co.

Abstract: At approximately 7:20 a.m. on August 2, 1996, Employee #1, of D. D. Wire Company, Inc., was operating a 20-ton Diamond punch press, #31, serial #1057, when the internal safety dog broke. The press was released when Employee #1 had his hand under the die, and his left thumb was amputated. The machine was equipped with all required safety devices, was well maintained, and had been inspected on July 26, 1996. The employer immediately secured the machine and planned to option it out for salvage so it would never be used again as a punch press.

Keywords: SAFETY BLOCK, DIE, AMPUTATED, THUMB, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119831519			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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