Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201509825 - Employee Is Injured While Operating Pneumatic Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201509825 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312360761	07/29/2010	3845	334510	Insound Medical, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on July 26, 2010, Employee #1, an assembler, was operating a Janesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc., Pneumatic Press. Both hands were caught between the ram and mold and were crushed. Employee #1 was transported to Washington Hospital by the Alameda County Fire Department and was hospitalized. Upon further investigation, it was determined the pneumatic press had been modified by deactivating and bypassing the two hand trips. Press operators were able to activate the ram by the push of a red button or flip of a switch.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARD, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, MOLD, PRESS, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312360761			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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