Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157039 - Employee's fingers amputated while operating punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 201157039 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120125133	01/23/2003	3089	326199	A.M.E. Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:35 p.m. on January 16, 2003, Employee #1, a punch press operator, was retrieving a stuck tube from the die of a "KOMATSU-35 " punch press, model OBS-35- 33, production number 14699. As he was pulling the stuck tube with his right hand from the die, he inadvertently depressed the foot pedal. The employee's right middle and ring fingers at the first joint, and the tip of his little finger were amputated. Employee #1 was a temporary employee for the site employer, a manufacturer for plastic motor bike grips, and had been working there for seven months. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120125133			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Pressing machine operators

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