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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 94223.015 - Employee Amputates Two Fingertips When Brake Press Actuates

**Accident: 94223.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/20/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1220340.015	03/27/2017		Metal-Era, Inc.

At 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that perform ed sheet metal work. He was operating a brake press or press brake. He was makin g a bend on the brake press. The presss light curtain was not properly set up. The press cycled, and the employee sustained the amputation of the fingertips of the two middle fingers on his right hand.

Keywords: amputation, equipment operator, finger, inadequate maint, light curtain, machine guarding, press brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1220340.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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