OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447700
BISHOP STAMPING & MFG INC
CHARLOTTE, NC—
Event description
FINGERTIP AMPUTATED IN MECHANICAL POWER PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STAMPING YARN CUTTER COVERS ON A MINSTER FIVE MECHANICAL PUNCH P RESS, FULL REVOLUTION CLUTCH. HIS FINGER WAS IN THE POINT OF OPERATION. THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PARTIALLY AMPUTATED. THE MACHINE REPEATED A STROKE . THERE WAS NO SINGLE STROKE MECHANISM OR POINT OF OPERATION GUARD. THE POINT OF OPERATION DEVICE AND PULL BACKS AT THE MACHINE WERE NOT IN USE. THERE WERE NO R ECORDS OF MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS OF THE PULL OUT DEVICES. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY TRAINED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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