Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201793494 - Employee's Hand Crushed by Punch Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201793494 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119825768	11/15/2000	3443	0	P-W Western, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 7, 2000, Employee #1 of P.W. Western Incorporated was using the foot pedal to operate a GWE Bliss 60 ton power press to punch holes in a curved piece of metal. The point of operation device was a presence sensing light curtain. Employee #1 was positioning the curved piece when the press cycled. He said that he did not think he pushed the foot pedal. The punch die hit the back of his right hand and went through his palm. The thumb and little finger of his right hand were also crushed. Employee #1 was transported to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital where he was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, THUMB, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119825768			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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