Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 784876 - Employee's fingers injured in mechanical power press

Accident Summary Nr: 784876 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123792673	06/21/1995	3631	0	General Electric Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:05 p.m. on May 9, 1995, Employee #1 was removing a part from a mechanical power press when it malfunctioned, causing the press to run in a continuous cycle. Parts of four fingers on his left hand were amputated. This was a part-revolution two-hand control press, with manual feeding that required hands to be in the point of operation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123792673			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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