OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670646

JOSEPH'S INC

FRANKFORT, IN— 1985-08-22T22:40:00

Event: DIE, POWER PRESS, FINGER, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101980654
Employer profile: JOSEPH'S INC
Summary number: 670646
Report ID: 551800

Event description

FINGER CRUSHED IN THE DIE OF A MECHANICAL POWER PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 10:40 PM ON AUGUST 22, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON FULL R EVOLUTION MECHANICAL POWER PRESS. THE PRESS WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO-HAND TRIP CONT ROLS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REACHING INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION AS HE LOADED AND UNLO ADED THE ITEMS TO BE PUNCHED. A SCREW WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF THE THE PNEUMATIC TI MING RELAY FOR THE TWO HAND CONTROL SYSTEM, PERMITTING THE PRESS TO DOUBLE TRIP. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CRUSHED IN THE DIE, AND HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE HOSPITAL.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
1

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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