Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98986.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 98986.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263615.015	09/14/2017		332999	Branch Ironworks, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on August 29, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a punch press with his left index finger on top of the guard. During normal operation, as the machine cycles, the material sticks to the punch and uses the bottom of the guard to dislodge the material. When the machine was on the upstroke, it caught the employee's finger between the guard and the machine, amputating the tip of his left index finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Finger, Machine Guarding, Punch Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263615.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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