OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464622

BENDIX CHASSIS & BRAKE COMPONENTS DIVISION

SOUTH BEND, IN— 1985-04-15T00:00:00

Event: POWER PRESS, WORK RULES, THUMB, CRUSHED, FOOT-POWERED PRESS, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2729010
Employer profile: BENDIX CHASSIS & BRAKE COMPONENTS DIVISION
Summary number: 14464622
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's thumb crushed in power press

Investigation abstract

At 11:40 a.m. on April 15, 1985, Employee #1 was assisting the operator of an 80 -ton Federal power press in Department 2C. He was reaching into the die area wit h his right hand to remove a part, when the press operator accidentally stepped on the foot control. The press came down and crushed Employee #1's right thumb.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
706

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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