Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98526.015 - Employee's hands crushed in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 98526.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 08/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1258969.015	08/28/2017		332710	Fbf Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 18, 2017, an employee was bending sheet metal in a power press. The employee then placed his hands inside the press in (a blanked out area near the light curtain), e.g., a presence sensing device. Afterwards, the employee accidentally activated the machine using the foot control. This action caused the machine to cycle downward onto his hands. The employee moved and the machine stopped. As a result, the employee sustained a crushing injury to his hands.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushing, Machine Guarding, Power Press, Ram

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1258969.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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