Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170842249 - Employee Amputates Four Fingers in Power Press Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 170842249 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125615898	07/06/2002	5051	0	O'Hagin'S, Inc.

Abstract: On July 6, 2002, an employee was operating a 55-ton Bliss full revolution punch press. He was stamping out sheet metal parts for roof ventilation systems. As the ram came down he reached into the point of operation to clear a misaligned piece and caught his left hand, amputating four fingers. The press had a two-hand control but the buttons were not mounted at the proper safety distance to provide a point of operation safeguard.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, POWER PRESS, FINGER, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125615898			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.