Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 945279 - Employee's fingers and thumb injured in press

Accident Summary Nr: 945279 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/10/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18524835	11/09/1988	3612	0	General Electric Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing the end of a piece of strip stock from a press when he accidentally hit the foot pedal and cycled the press. When his left hand was caught in the machine, his thumb and middle finger were lacerated and his index finger was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18524835			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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