OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670562
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Event description
Employee's fingers on both hands crushed by press die
Investigation abstract
At 3:35 p.m. on June 27, 1985, Employee #1 was using a Chicago press brake, seri al #l-19060, to put a 10 degree crease in a metal part. He reached into the poin t of operation to put a piece in the die and then to take it out. The top die ca me down on both of his hands, crushing four fingers on each hand. Employee #1 wa s hospitalized. The press brake was equipped with restraints but he did not use them.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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