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Accident: 201074986 - Worker Amputates Thumb On Hydraulic Press Brake
Accident: 201074986 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/06/2010 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 312681851 | 03/11/2010 | 3714 | Tap Manufacturing Dba Pro Comp | ||||
| At approximately 10:15 on March 8, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a regular employee of Pro Comp in Chula Vista, CA. The day of the accident was the first day that Employee #1 had operated a press brake. The press brake he was operating was a Cincinnati Model Number 90 PF X 8-foot Proform Hydraulic Press Brake, with Serial Number 52983. A coworker gave Employee #1 a short on-the-job training session for the press brake. The coworker observed Employee #1's performance and corrected him as needed for approximately 20 minutes prior to letting Employee #1 work on his own. Approximately 4 hours into the work shift, Employee #1 inadvertently stepped on the press brake's foot pedal, which was located in close proximity to the front edge of the press brake. This action activated the machine as Employee #1's left thumb was in the point of operation of the press brake. The press brake cycled, with the ram pressing down and creating a pinch point. The thumb of Employee #1's left hand was amputated. He was transported to Sharp Hospital in Chula Vista and later transferred to UCSD San Diego, where the left thumb was reattached. | |||||||
Keywords:
die, amputated, press brake, foot control, thumb, caught between, inexperience, point of operation, press operator, unguarded
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 312681851 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. | |||