Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170903959 - Employee'S Thumb Tip Injured In Tether Punch Press
Accident: 170903959 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/01/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119827137 | 05/21/1996 | 3354 | Kaiser Aluminum Extruded Products | ||||
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 1, 1996, Employee #1, of Kaiser Aluminum Extruded Products, Santa Fe Springs, CA, was operating tether punch press #6025 when his thumb became caught in the point of operation. He severely crushed and partially amputated the tip of his left thumb. The punch press was being operated without a point of operation guard. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, work rules, thumb, crushed, point of operation, press operator, punch press, press, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119827137 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |