Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171054604 - Employee's fingers injured when press re-cycles

Accident Summary Nr: 171054604 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126764216	10/22/1996	3469	0	Alpha Systems Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Summit 100-ton press to manufacture candy machine bases. He placed material in the press, and then turned and formed the part by depressing the two-hand operational controls situated to the right and behind him. When he turned back to the press, he placed his hands in the point of operation to remove the part. The press re-cycled, crushing the index and middle fingers on both hands, and the tip of his left thumb. The damage to his left index finger was too extensive for doctors to repair, and the entire finger was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126764216			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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