OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349476

SUNBEAM APPLIANCE COMPANY

HOLLY SPRINGS, MS— 1984-07-26T00:00:00

Event: PULL BACK DEVICE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #1162833
Employer profile: SUNBEAM APPLIANCE COMPANY
Summary number: 14349476
Report ID: 419400

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE WAS FORMING METAL PIECE FOR TOASTER. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT WORK STAT ION IN FRONT OF PRESS. A 45-T A 3 1/2 NIAGRA PRESS # 1820 WAS INVOLVED IN THIS A CCIDENT. EMPLOYEE LOST 3 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND. THE POSSONS PULL-OUT DEVICE WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED TO PREVENT OPERATOR'S HAND FROM BEING IN POINT OF OPERATIO N AT TIME OF DIE CLOSURE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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