Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170706675 - Employees' Thumb Amputated By Unguaded Punch Press
Accident: 170706675 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/21/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119861656 | 01/11/1994 | 3495 | Argo Spring Manufacturing Co., Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was operating a full-revolution-clutch punch press without any guard or device guarding the point of operation. The press was set up with a wedge-shaped shear for cutting lengths of heavy wire. While feeding wire through the die set, Employee #1s' left hand got in the way, and her left thumb was amputated. Employee #1 had not received safety training and had never operated a punch press before. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, thumb, punch press, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119861656 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. |