Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903603 - Employee's hand amputated in punch press when ram breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170903603 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119765626	03/13/1996	3714	0	Centerline Tool Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 12, 1996, Employee #1, of the Centerline Tool Corporation, Santa Fe Springs, CA, was making a 15 in. die aluminum wheel on a 650-ton E. W. Bliss punch press, model 511, serial # 2684-1928-9682. He was picking up the finished part from the machine when the shaft of the ram broke. The ram/die fell on his right hand, amputating it. Subsequent investigation revealed no accident-related violations of T8CCR. The employer was cited for other violations of T8CCR.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION, SHAFT, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119765626			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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