Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485694 - Employee's Fingers Amputated in Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202485694 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120206024	08/30/2007	9223	922140	Ca Prison Industry Authority-Folsom State Prison

Abstract: On July 20, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a Johnson metal embossing press, Number 1, in a machine shop of a prison. He placed his right hand into the hazardous area at the point of operation. The press is activated by two hand trip buttons on the front of machine. Employee #1 activated the left button with his hand and the other button with his knee. The press came down on his right hand crushing the middle, ring and pinkie fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, HAND, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120206024			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.