OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563324

EMERY CORPORATION

MORGANTON, NC— 1985-06-18T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, PRESS
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #15011117
Employer profile: EMERY CORPORATION
Summary number: 14563324
Report ID: 453710

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PUNCH PRESS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING A PIERCING OPERATION ON PIECES OF 16 GUAGE STEEL, USI NG A MANUALLY FED PUNCH PRESS. THE PRESS WAS THE FULL REVOLUTION TYPE AND THE CO NTROLS WERE FOOT OPERATED. AFTER ONE CYCLE THE TRIP PIN IN THE FOOT CONTROL BROK E, CAUSING THE PRESS TO RECYCLE. EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND WAS IN THE POINT OF OPERATIO N DURING THE SECOND CYCLE. THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WERE AM PUTATED. HIS RING FINGER WAS BADLY CRUSHED, BUT WAS SUCCESSFULLY RECONSTRUCTED B Y SURGERY. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 18, 1985.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
11

Source
26

Occupation code
637

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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