Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14560155 - Employee'S Hand Severed By Falling Die
Accident: 14560155 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 05/30/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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2322691 | 06/03/1985 | 3089 | Mercury Plastics Unit Of Zero Corp | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RUNNING AN AIR-OPERATED TRIM PRESS, REMOVING EXCESS FLASH FROM PRE-FORMED PLASTIC PARTS. THE SHAFT ON THE AIR CYLINDER WAS THREADED INTO A NUT WHICH WAS WELDED ONTO THE UPPER PLATEN. THROUGH SOME PERIOD OF TIME THE SHAFT BACKED OUT OF THE NUT. ON MAY 30, 1985, THE SHAFT AND NUT SEPARATED, AND THE ENTIRE UPPER DIE, WITH PLATEN, FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND, SHEARING THE HAND BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER DIE. | |||||||
Keywords:
die, amputated, struck by, falling object, hand, press
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 2322691 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |