Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201058385 - Employee's hand is amputated in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 201058385 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307160705	04/01/2004	3089	326199	Pwp Industries

Abstract: On March 25, 2004, Employee #1 with PWP Industries was making a necessary adjustment on the moving shaft of a trim press. While removing one of the clamps on the moving shaft, his left hand slipped and was struck by a rotating bushing block. He was transported to White Memorial Hospital and was later transferred to Western Hand Center for an amputation. A previously-identified problem on the trim press shaft was temporarily repaired with four clamps to allow production to continue. This accident was caused by failure to ensure the power source was deenergized and locked out, and failure to use suitable extension tools for the shaft adjustment.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, SHAFT, EXTENSION HANDLE, STRUCK BY, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307160705			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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