Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 903658 - Employee's thumb amputated by cycling power press

Accident Summary Nr: 903658 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/19/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108559063	09/05/1990	3429	0	Faultless Caster Division

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 19, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a part-revolution mechanical power press on continuous cycle. When Employee #1 pushed the cycle-interrupt button and reached into the die area to remove bent parts, the press cycled and cut off her right thumb between the knuckle and the hand. Employee #1 was transported to Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, then transported to Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, where the thumb was surgically reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108559063			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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