Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201105020 - Employee's finger tip is amputated in press

Accident Summary Nr: 201105020 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300817228	07/14/2004	3499	332510	Werner Company

Abstract: On May 18, 2004, Employee #1, a punch press operator, was attempting to free a jammed part from a Federal punch press. He opened a guard and attempted to free the part with a bar while a coworker operated the controls. The power to the press had not been turned off. The machine cycled and indexed the part that had been jammed, pinning and crushing the Employee #1's finger against the part and a stop. He was hospitalized for an amputation of his finger tip.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300817228			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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