Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740231 - Employee's finger fractured in hydraulic press

Accident Summary Nr: 200740231 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 10/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301998779	11/12/1997	3069	0	Pawling Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a homemade, pedal-operated hydraulic press that applied 100 psi of pressure at 350 degrees F for 3 1/2 minutes to seal rubber gaskets into oval shapes. She later stated that the mold from which she was taking a finished gasket came down and crushed her finger. In a similar accident on April 7, 1997, a coworker was inserting the rubber into the mold on the same type of machine when she accidentally depressed the pedal and the press actuated, fracturing her thumb.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301998779			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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