Accident Report Detail
Accident: 969345 - Employee Suffers Traumatic Amputation In Punch Press
Accident: 969345 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 02/02/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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123859639 | 03/28/1994 | 3444 | Weskco Industries, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was punching the end notch in a left soil table assembly. He was at the operating position of the punch press, Minster #6, Serial #6-9757. He sustained fractured and crushed bones in his left hand, traumatic amputation of three fingers and a portion of his index finger, and suffered nerve damage. There was no point of operation guard. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, amputated, finger, guard, work rules, crushed, point of operation, punch press, hand, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 123859639 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |