Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201992658 - Employee Amputates Finger While Using Power Press
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
309881092 | 02/23/2006 | 3442 | 332321 | Antech Corporation |
Abstract: On January 24, 2006, an employee was operating a metal punch press. He aligned a 12 in. by 36 in. piece of 0.25 in. steel in the press, and inadvertently pressed the foot pedal control, which caused the punch press to cycle prematurely. The ram contacted the top side of the metal plate crushing the employee's right index finger between the ram spring and top side of the metal plate. He was taken to a hospital where he was stabilized, and then taken to another hospital where the finger was subsequently amputated. The injury required hospitalization.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 309881092 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machine operators, not specified |