OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447619
ORO MANUFACTURING CO
MONROE, NC—
Event description
FINGER CRUSHED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A KENCO #864 MECHANICAL PUNCH PRESS, EIGHT TONS, WITH FULL REVOLUTION CLUTCH, TO MAKE RETAINER STRIPS FOR AIRCRAFT TROOP SEATS. EMPLOY EE #1 WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE LOCATION OF THE MATERIAL AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT HI S HAND WAS UNDER THE PUNCH. THE PUNCH CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FING ER. HE SUFFERED TWO LACERATIONS, ONE CENTIMETER EACH, EXTENDING TO THE DISTAL TI P OF THE NAILBED. THE NAIL AND NAILBED WERE LEFT INTACT. EIGHT SUTURES WERE REQU IRED. AN XRAY SHOWED A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHALANX. NO GUARD FOR THE POINT OF OPERATION WAS IN USE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY TRAINED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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