Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170898217 - Employee's fingers injured in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 170898217 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119766012	03/05/1997	3429	0	Molinas Sheet Metal Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on February 25, 1997, Employee #1, of Molinas Sheet Metal, Inc., was in the fabrication department using a 40-ton Rouselle punch press to make steel pieces from metal bars. He was working alone, manually feeding the metal bars, when the press ram struck his right hand and seriously injured his fingers. The guard on the punch press was inadequate, and was not capable of preventing Employee #1's fingers from entering the danger zone.

Keywords: GUARD, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, PRESS, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119766012			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, light

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.