Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170107742 - Employee's thumb and finger injured in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 170107742 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114946502	09/25/1992	3495	0	Mathew-Warren Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on August 27, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a Clausing 22-ton, part- revolution mechanical power press, serial #53-1144, inventory #122-G-05 in the press area of department 52 of Mathew-Warren, Inc., in Logansport, IN. Employee #1 placed a Chrysler ring in the machine's point of operation, and activated it by pressing the two-hand button control. As he attempted to retrieve the part from the die, the press double tripped, catching his right thumb and forefinger. Employee #1's thumb was fractured and his forefinger was lacerated.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, THUMB, TWO-HAND CONTROL, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114946502			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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