Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201021748 - Employee Injures Both Hands When Caught in Punch Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201021748 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125474700	06/26/2008	3085	326160	Lixit Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on June 25, 2008, Employee #1 was manually feeding two metal clamps into the die of an EW Bliss punch press. As she fed the clamps using both hands, the ram self-activated and caught both her thumbs. Emergency services were contacted and, upon arrival, Employee #1 was taken to a nearby medical facility, where she was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right thumb and partially degloved left hand.

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, FINGER, DEGLOVED, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125474700			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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