Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171056161 - Employee's finger injured when caught in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 171056161 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126785567	03/24/1998	3451	0	Dayton Ogden Corp

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on March 17, 1998, Employee #1 was using an L & J punch press, serial # 56542A, to put faucet holes in fabricated steel sinks. He was having trouble changing the die and was trying to loosen it by activating the punch press several times when his finger became caught in the machine. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 did not lock out or tag out the machine, and Employee #1 had not received proper training in its use. The machine did not have periodic inspections.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, UNTRAINED, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126785567			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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