Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487203 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Power Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202487203 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311861306	06/09/2008	3564	333412	Greenheck Fan Corporation

Abstract: On May 29, 2008, Employee #1 was a power press operator with Greenheck Fan Corporation. He was operating a Cincinnati 135 ton hydraulic press brake making "closure strips". The lead person told Employee #1 that the press was set-up and ready to go. Neither Employee #1 nor the lead person checked the light curtain setting prior to beginning work. Employee #1 was injured when he was bending a closure strip and amputated two fingers on his right hand. According to the employer the light curtain needed to be set at 2 cm to prevent inadvertent contact with the press when in fact it was set at 8 cm. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Sutter Roseville Medical Center and released the following day.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311861306			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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