Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 665851 - Employees fingers amputated in power press

Accident Summary Nr: 665851 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 02/22/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100776152	02/22/1989	3161	0	American Tourister Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Perkins full-revolution power press, model #550-B, in single stroke operation. The employee had just cut a piece of work and reached into the point of operation to remove it when the spring on the single stroke mechanism broke and the press cycled repeatedly. Employee #1 sustained the amputation of four right fingers. She was not using hand tools to remove the piece.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND TOOL, PRESS OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100776152			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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