Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190714 - Employee's fingers injured in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 170190714 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 08/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112070008	08/30/1991	3728	0	California Avi-Tron

Abstract: At about 9:15 a.m. on August 21, 1991, Employee #1 was operating a Bliss punch press equipped with two-hand controls. Employee #1's right index, middle, and ring fingers were seriously injured. The employer said that Employee #1 reported that the machine repeated, causing the accident. The employer also said that Employee #1 reportedly used a C-clamp to hold down one of the two-hand control buttons, pushing only one button to operate the machine. The palm buttons were observed to have no protection against unintended action. A serious violation of T8CCR 4193(e)(1) was noted.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, TWO-HAND CONTROL, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112070008			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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