OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223424
FIRE KING INTERNATIONAL INC
NEW ALBANY, IN—
Event description
CAUGHT IN POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1984, AT 5:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 PARTIALLY AMPUTATED HIS HIS LEFT PLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 DAYS. HE WAS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK IN 3 TO 4 WEEKS. INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER WHILE OPERATING THE ROUSELLE MECHANI CAL POWER PRESS, PROPERTY NUMBER 6, LOCATED IN THE MACHINE SHOP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING THE PRESS TO STAMP 3 INCH BY 5 INCH FOLLOW BLOCKS TO BE USED FOR MAKING F ILE DRAWERS. THE PRESS HAD BEEN SET UP TO BE OPERATED BY TWO HAND TRIP BUTTONS. HOWEVER, ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE #1 SWITCHED THE PRESS FR OM THE TWO HAND TRIP MODE TO FOOT PEDAL CONTROL. PROPER POINT OF OPERATION GUARD ING WAS NOT PROVIDED. IF THE KEY CONTROLLING THE MODE SELECTOR HAD NOT BEEN LEFT IN THE CONTROL PANEL, THE EMPLOYEE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SWITCH MODES. EM
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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