Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113560 - Employee's Finger Tip Is Amputated When Caught in Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201113560 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/22/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126024819	08/30/2001	3471	0	Steve'S Plating Corp.

Abstract: At about 1:30 p.m. on June 22, 2001, Employee #1, a machine operator in the cutting and bending department, was operating a hydraulic punch press. The press formed small metal parts from tube stock that was 1.5 inches in diameter. During the operation, the tip of Employee #1's right index finger was pinched in an unknown area of the press or dies and was amputated. He was taken to an area clinic for emergency treatment and then was transferred to Northridge Hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, METAL SHOP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126024819			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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