Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96590.015 - Employee is caught in punch press and amputates fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 96590.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242368.015	06/23/2017		332119	Pacific Metal Stampings, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on May 25, 2017, an employee was using the punch press to produce metal stampings. The employee reached within the die of Punch Press 34 to remove a jammed part without de-energizing the machine. As a result, the ram came down on employees fingers, amputating them.

Keywords: Amputation, Die, Finger, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Punch Press, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1242368.015	67	F	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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