Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94511.015 - Employee amputates thumb while using press brake.

Accident Summary Nr: 94511.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223112.015	04/04/2017		332322	Kpi Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a firm in the sheet metal work manufacturing industry. He was operating an Excite 72,575-kg (80-ton) press brake to bend metal S-brackets. He was rebending an S bracket. He inserted the S-bracket into the tooling at an odd angle. The metal S bracket and the brake press formed a pinch point during the bending operation. When the employee activated the brake press, the metal S bracket pinched the employee's thumb. He sustained a phalangeal amputation of his right thumb. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Equipment Operator, Machine Guarding, Metal Shop, Nip Point, Press Brake, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223112.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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