Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200935 - Employee's hand crushed in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 170200935 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111883740	09/05/1990	3545	0	Pacific Rim Packaging

Abstract: Employee #1, a punch press operator, was stamping out tops for 1-gallon paint cans from tin plate. He was using an OBI 15-ton end press that was guarded by an expanded metal and bar-type barrier guard. Employee #1 wanted to clean out some scrap material that had become caught in the die. Believing that he had turned off the power, he reached into the die to clear away a small piece of scrap when the die closed, crushing his right hand. He did not use a hand tool to clear the scrap, nor did he put the safety block between the die surfaces before reaching between them.

Keywords: SAFETY BLOCK, DIE, POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111883740			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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