Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960128 - Employee's hands crushed while changing die on press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 200960128 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127370427	02/15/1996	2086	0	Pepsi-Cola Of Baltimore, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was leaning over a press brake machine, changing the die. He grabbed the die from its front side in the center and was attempting to turn it over when his head struck the button that controls the ram. The ram came down, crushing both of his hands. Employee #1 was transported to Union Memorial Hospital's Hand Center for reconstructive surgery. The employer did not have an emergency control program or provide training in it. The jam control button also had a mushroom head, which contributed to the accident.

Keywords: DIE, PRESS BRAKE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, UNTRAINED, HAND, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127370427			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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