OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235832

POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC

ROSEAU, MN— 1985-10-01T00:00:00

Event: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SET UP, PUNCH PRESS, UNTRAINED, PRESS, RAM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14911432
Employer profile: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC
Summary number: 14235832
Report ID: 552700

Event description

IMPROPER PROCEDURE IN PUNCH PRESS SET-UP; FINGERS AMPUTATED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLACING A NEW DIE IN A PUNCH PRESS. HE HAD THE PRESS IN THE LOCK MODE FOR SETTING UP THE PRESS. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE PLACED THE PRESS IN THE CON TINUOUS, RATHER THAN SINGLE-STROKE, MODE. HE PLACED HIS HAND IN THE DIE AREA AND THE RAM CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING THREE OF HIS FINGERS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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