Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 824979 - Employee's hand crushed by closing power press die

Accident Summary Nr: 824979 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104373683	05/09/1988	7363	0	Bsi Temporaries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic power press. He was placing and removing parts from the die area by hand. When an apparent control failure caused an unintended activation of the press, the die closed on Employee #1's right hand. He was hospitalized for severe crushing injuries. Employees are not provided with hand tools for parts removal.

Keywords: DIE, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, HAND TOOL, HYDRAULIC PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104373683			Hospitalized injury	Other	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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