Abstract: AT 8:15 AM ON MARCH 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, A SET-UP OPERATOR, WAS CALLED UPON TO ADJUST THE DIE OF THE WALSH #18 FULL-REVOLUTION PUNCH PRESS, ANCO ASSET #1335. EMPLOYEE #1 LEFT THE PRESS FUNCTION SWITH, KEY OPERATED, IN THE "MICRO" POSITION (AUTOMATIC CYCLING MODE). HE REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL POINT OF OPERATION GUARD AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE DIE ADJUSTMENT. HE THEN APPARENTLY ACTIVATED THE CYCLE MICRO-SWITCH, CAUSING THE PRESS TO CYCLE. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE POINT OF OPERATION AND AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST JOINT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND IS NOW RECUPERATING AT HIS HOME.