Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 830372 - Employee's finger amputated in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 830372 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103377545	01/13/1995	3449	0	G. F. Frank & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on December 21, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a 45-ton mechanical power press with a pull-back device that had not been properly adjusted for him. When he activated the press with a foot pedal, the press entered the die area and contacted the employee's hand. Employee #1's left middle finger was amputated and his left thumb was crushed and lacerated. An emergency squad took Employee #1 to the hospital where he underwent surgery on his fingers.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, CRUSHED, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103377545			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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