Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170706675 - EMPLOYEES' THUMB AMPUTATED BY UNGUADED PUNCH PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 170706675 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/21/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119861656	01/11/1994	3495	0	Argo Spring Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a full-revolution-clutch punch press without any guard or device guarding the point of operation. The press was set up with a wedge-shaped shear for cutting lengths of heavy wire. While feeding wire through the die set, Employee #1s' left hand got in the way, and her left thumb was amputated. Employee #1 had not received safety training and had never operated a punch press before.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119861656			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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