Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462156 - Employee Injures Hand While Operating Punch Press Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202462156 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830668	08/15/2005	3469	332116	National Metal Stampings

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 25, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a punch press machine to cut 0.125-inch-thick stainless steel sections. While he was operating the machine, his left ring finger and small fingers became caught between the ram and the die of the punch press machine. Employee #1 was taken to Angelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair his damaged fingers. His left ring and small fingers were reconstructed without requiring any bone loss or amputation.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PUNCH PRESS, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300830668			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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