Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171110372 - Employee's finger amputated in hydraulic punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 171110372 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301747341	11/03/1997	3562	0	Torrington Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic punch press. The press had cycled once and she was reaching into the point of operation to remove the part when the press cycled again and caught her left index finger, amputating it at the joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301747341			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Precision assemblers, metal

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