Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493871 - Employee Suffers Finger Amputation While Operating Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201493871 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/22/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312917297	08/09/2010	3448	332311	Borga, Inc.

Abstract: At about 10:50 a.m. on February 22, 2010, Employee #1, a press operator, was operating a 27-foot press brake. Employee #1 was folding 30 inch by 4 inch by 14-gauge sheet metal using a foot pedal electrical switch to set in motion the press brake machine. Employee #1 activated the apparatus while he was holding the work within the machine's danger zone. As the ram came in contact with the workpiece and the machine bed during the press cycle, Employee #1's distal tips of both index fingers were amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Regional Medical Center for treatment. The DOSH Fresno District Office was notified the same day. Employee #1 was employed by Borga, Inc.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312917297			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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