Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 672501 - EMPLOYEE AMPUTATED THUMB IN POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 672501 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101999241	02/10/1986	3469	0	Stone City Products Inc

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON JANUARY 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A PIECE OF FLAT COIL STOCK THAT HAD BECOME WEDGED IN THE DIE OF A MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PUSHING THE MATERIAL WITH HER RIGHT HAND AND PULLING, USING A TOOL, WITH HER LEFT HAND. HER LEFT HAND LOST IT'S GRIP AND STRUCK THE PRESS FRAME. SHE FELL TOWARDS THE DIE AND JAMMED THE THUMB OF HER LEFT HAND THROUGH THE HAIR PIN BARRIER GUARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY, SHE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON THE FOOT CONTROL PEDAL. THE PRESS ACTIVATED, THE DIE DESCENDED AND AMPUTATED HER THUMB.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FOOT CONTROL, SLIP, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101999241			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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