Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 902734 - Employee's thumb amputated by die while unjamming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 902734 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114963127	07/20/1992	3632	0	Whirlpool Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 p.m. on June 15, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a mechanical power press. A piece of work became stuck in the die. The employee reached into the press to remove the piece at the same time the set-up man cycled the machine. Employee #1's right thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, STUCK, THUMB, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114963127			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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