Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050606 - Employee's finger amputated in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 201050606 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126166743	10/01/1997	3469	0	Harrington Tools, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had worked as a machine operator for a manufacturer of non-power construction tools for approximately one year. One the day of the accident, he was operating a Chicago Dries and Krump press brake machine as part of a five-person assembly line. The line was producing hawk plates, and Employee #1 was operating the press brake as a punch press, with two die settings. As he was working, Employee #1's right hand entered the point of operation. His index finger was amputated and he sustained a 1 in. laceration of his middle finger. The machine's point of operation was not guarded.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126166743			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Pressing machine operators

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