Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201357 - Employees hand fractured when caught in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 201201357 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 04/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304068711	05/01/2001	3714	0	Kwikee Products Company Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 30, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a Hellar Sutherland Mark 2-176 power punch press. This press has the capability to work in the continuous motion if the switch is in the continuous mode and the activation switch his hit. Employee #1 was placing a blank into a die when the press activated and came down on his left hand. He was hospitalized with a fractured hand.

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304068711			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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