Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140472 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN FINGER CRUSHED IN PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 201140472 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125909275	11/04/1997	3716	0	Mod-Tech Inc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 29, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a HACO Press Brake. Employee #1 was feeding a 5.5 inch piece of sheet metal into the press without using any hand tools. As Employee #1 was feeding the sheet metal into the press, a coworker activated the press by stepping onto the foot pedal. Employee #1's piece of sheet metal jumped over the backstop, allowing the piece of sheet metal to go into the press further than expected. Employee #1 sustained a smashed right index finger as a result of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125909275			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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