OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686535
THE PARTS PLANT INC
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—
Event description
FINGER CAUGHT IN PUNCH PRESS.
Investigation abstract
WHEN THE MISHAP OCCURRED, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A 75 TON BLISS PUNCH PRESS TRIMMING A FLUORESCENT LIGHTING BALLAST ENCLOSURE. THE PRESS WAS ACTIVATED BY DE PRESSING A FOOT PEDAL. ONCE THE PRESS CYCLED A FULL REVOLUTION, EMPLOYEE #1 REAC HED INTO THE POINT OF OPERATION WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE THE TRIMMED BALLAST. JUS T AS HE REACHED IN, THE PRESS DOUBLE-STROKED, CATCHING AND AMPUTATING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WEARING A PULL BACK DEVICE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCID ENT BUT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND DID NOT PULL HIS HAND OUT IN TIME TO PR EVENT THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 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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