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Accident Summary Nr: 606160 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PRESS BRAKE

Accident Summary Nr: 606160 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101864312	01/27/1987	2522	0	Miltech Incorporated

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A VERSON PRESS BRAKE, SERIAL #28214-208-65. HE WAS USING THE BRAKE TO PLACE TWO RIGHT ANGLE BENDS IN A 15 INCH BY 3 INCH CROSS SUPPORT BRACKET. THE PART IS PLACED IN THE DIE AND HELD THERE BY TWO PRONGS. WHEN THE DIES CLOSE, THE TWO BENDS ARE MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PART NEED NOT BE HELD BY THE OPERATOR. THE PRESS BRAKE WAS ACTUATED BY A PROTECTED FOOT SWITCH. THE OPERATOR MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED, BECAUSE HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE FOOT SWITCH WHILE HIS HAND WAS STILL IN THE DIE. THE DIES CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND, AMPUTATING 4 FINGERS. THE BRAKE COULD HAVE BEEN SET-UP FOR TWO-HAND CONTROL OPERATION.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101864312			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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