Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610491 - Employee's fingers amputated in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 200610491 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 11/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302536982	11/09/1999	3444	0	S & H Precision Mfg. Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was operating an 8 ft Niagara mechanical press brake; it was the first time he had operated a press brake unsupervised. He had earlier been shown how to performing bending and was supervised for five more bends before being left alone to work. Approximately 1 1/2 hours later, Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to his right index, middle, and ring fingers, all of which had to be amputated. Restraint and pull-back devices were available, but had not been installed on the press brake.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302536982			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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