Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202087979 - Employee's Fingers Amputated in Power Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202087979 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309444420	11/28/2006	3469	332116	Tri-R Tooling, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 23, 2006, Employee #1, a mechanical power press operator, was operating a part-revolution power press, WW76C. He was performing normal operations, involving hands-in die placement of lawn machinery parts. The point of operation was guarded with two hand control palm buttons. However, the right palm button was damaged and did not need to be depressed to activate the press cycle. Employee #1 was untrained in the safe operation of the power press. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of four of his fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, UNTRAINED, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309444420			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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