Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171056435 - Employee's hand injured when caught in die of punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 171056435 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126787209	03/11/1998	3523	0	Powder River Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 9, 1998, Employee #1, age 19, was operating a foot-controlled, 60 ton part-revolution punch press/latch bar machine when his left hand became caught in the die. He sustained injuries to his hand, for which he was treated and released. The press was not equipped with point-of-operation guards, and hand tools were not being used at the time of the accident. It was Employee #1's second day of work and he had a total of approximately 2 1/2 hours experience operating the machine.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DIE GUARD, INEXPERIENCE, POINT OF OPERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE, PRESS OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126787209			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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