Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956227 - Mechanic's fingers severely cut when caught by die

Accident Summary Nr: 956227 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111878518	10/18/1991	2091	0	Campbell Soup Supply Co, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1, a press mechanic, was resetting dies on a double end press to get the correct tooling elevation. The power to the press had been shut off. Employee #1 was making the final adjustments with a hand bar inserted into holes in the flywheel. To catch the two can ends, he placed his left hand between the die surfaces. The ends are automatically stripped as the die closes. The weight of the turning bar caused the flywheel to rotate, closing the die on Employee #1's left hand. His first, second, and third fingers were severely cut by the sharp punch surfaces as he pulled his hand free.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111878518			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Industrial machinery repairers

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