Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14223812 - Employee'S Fingers Amputated On Punch Press
Accident: 14223812 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/24/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101965051 | 01/05/1987 | 3599 | Modern Machine & Stamping | ||||
AT APPROXIMATELY 11 AM ON DECEMBER 24, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON 55 TON FULL REVOLUTION PUNCH PRESS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PART FROM THE DIE AREA WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE PRESS CYCLED, AMPUTATING 4 FINGERS AND ABOUT HALF OF HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PULL BACKS, BUT THE PULL BACKS HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED. THE PRESS ALSO DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE STROKE MECHANISM. | |||||||
Keywords:
pull back device, die, amputated, finger, point of operation, punch press, hand, press, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101965051 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |