Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 969311 - MACHINE OPERATOR FINGER IS SMASHED IN A PUNCH PRESS DIE

Accident Summary Nr: 969311 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/02/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123860496	06/23/1994	3589	0	Wells Manufacturing Co.

Abstract: On June 2, 1994, Employee #1, a punching and stamping press machine operator for Wells Manufacturing Company, was stamping out parts on a punch press, a 60-ton Minster 6 (Die-Namic). The press type is D.B.I., Serial Number 6d-19939. Employee #1's left index finger was smashed. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital. The safety switch on the machine was broken. The punch press was being operated in the "inch" mode.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, SAFETY BAR, PUNCH PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123860496			Hospitalized injury	Other	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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