Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201053006 - Employee Injured Using Punch Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201053006 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126065051	07/26/1999	3499	0	Continental Mfg Co

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 23, 1999, Employee #1 was pulling out a fabricated metal piece from a 75-ton Cleveland Punch Press with her right hand when the ram of the machine came down injuring her right hand. No major malfunction of the light screen and the control circuit was detected that would contribute to such a failure. The air-clutch functions were also found to be in good condition. The actual cause that triggered the machine to malfunction once was not determined. Employee #1's third and fourth finger and the tip of the second finger of right hand was partially amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, PUNCH PRESS, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126065051			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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