Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111093 - EMPLOYEE HAND INJURED WHILE CLEANING PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 201111093 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126025048	06/04/1998	3629	0	Novacap

Abstract: At approximately 10:50 p.m. on June 2, 1998, Employee #1 received extensive injuries when she caught her hand in a pneumatically powered press. During normal machine operations, the employee attempted to clean above the ram during the down stroke. The employee's cleaning activity was too slow for the operation and the back of the platen caught her hand during the up (return) stroke to the rest position. The employee worked at Novacap, 25111 Anza Drive, Santa Clarita, CA.

Keywords: POWER PRESS, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, INATTENTION, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126025048			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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