Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 784496 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY POWER PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 784496 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/10/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104342696	10/13/1989	3423	0	Vermont American Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a full revolution mechanical power press. He was destroying defective saw blades by punching a 1.5-inch hole in the blades. A pull back device was available but was not used by Employee #1. There was also no point of operation guard. The press was operated by two-hand trip buttons. Employee #1 got his hand caught in the die of the full revolution mechanical power press, resulting in part of his middle finger on his left hand being amputated and his ring and index fingers being crushed. The pull backs that were available and not used were also out of adjustment.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, GUARD, CRUSHED, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104342696			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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