Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181473 - Employee's finger crushed in punch press point of operation

Accident Summary Nr: 170181473 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/26/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119935526	10/26/1992	3429	0	Terry Hinge & Hardware Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on October 14, 1992, Employee #1, a supervisor in the production department at a metals products manufacturing firm in Van Nuys, noticed that items being produced on a mechanical punch press were not within specifications. The press was fed automatically from rolled stock. According to Employee #1, he stopped the press, removed the point of operation guard, and reached into the die to check the stock for looseness. The press unexpectedly cycled one full revolution and crushed Employee #1's right index finger between the dies.

Keywords: DIE, MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119935526			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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