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Accident: 809111 - Employee'S Fingertip Amputated By Punch Press
Accident: 809111 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/09/1987 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2981686 | 02/15/1988 | 3624 | Morganite Incorporated | ||||
| Employee #1 was operating a V & O full-revolution mechanical power press, fabricating metal parts on a miniature metal shear. The operation involved clipping the tip off a small metal clip. The employee was inserting the part into the die using a magnetic holder, activating the press with a guarded foot treadle, and then removing the part with her left hand. The die opening was 1 1/2 in. at the point of operation and was not guarded in any way. While Employee #1 was retrieving one of the parts, the press activated and her left index fingertip, which was about 1/2 in. into the point of operation, was amputated. This was the first time Employee #1 had performed this task and she had not received any specific training on how to use this die. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, power press, finger, work rules, point of operation, punch press, untrained, unguarded
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 2981686 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous precision metal workers | |||