Accident Report Detail
Accident: 997437 - Employee Suffered Thumb Amputation In Power Press
Accident: 997437 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/19/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101959112 | 11/05/1987 | 3599 | Warsaw Orthopedic Division | ||||
AT ABOUT 1:45PM ON FEBRUARY 19, 1987 EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A LOSHBOUGH JORDAN 70 TON FULL REVOLUTION PUNCH PRESS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO HAND CONTROL. WHEN HE REACHED INTO THE DIE AREA TO REMOVE A PART THE PRESS DOUBLE TRIPPED. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE DIE AND AMPUTATED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND JOINTS. | |||||||
Keywords:
die, amputated, work rules, thumb, two-hand control, point of operation, punch press, press
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101959112 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Punching and stamping press machine operators |