Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 665851 - Employees fingers amputated in power press
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100776152 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |