OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464606
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISING CO INC
ELKHART, IN—
Event description
Employee's finger amputated in punch press
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:45 p.m. on April 4, 1985, Employee #1 was removing parts from a deactivated punch press with automatic feed to make adjustments. A coworker p ushed the two buttons on the inch control and the press tripped due to a defecti ve inch mechanism. Employee #1's ring finger was amputated between the first and second joints.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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