Accident Report Detail
Accident: 670646 - Finger Crushed In The Die Of A Mechanical Power Press
Accident: 670646 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/22/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101980654 | 08/27/1985 | 2514 | Joseph'S Inc | ||||
AT ABOUT 10:40 PM ON AUGUST 22, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON FULL REVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. THE PRESS WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO-HAND TRIP CONTROLS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REACHING INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AS HE LOADED AND UNLOADED THE ITEMS TO BE PUNCHED. A SCREW WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF THE THE PNEUMATIC TIMING RELAY FOR THE TWO HAND CONTROL SYSTEM, PERMITTING THE PRESS TO DOUBLE TRIP. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CRUSHED IN THE DIE, AND HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE HOSPITAL. | |||||||
Keywords:
die, power press, finger, two-hand control, crushed, point of operation, press
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101980654 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |