OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731877

LOBDELL EMERY MFG CO

WINCHESTER, IN— 1985-04-02T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, DIE CUTTING PRESS, POWER PRESS, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOCKOUT, PRESS OPERATOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2757086
Employer profile: LOBDELL EMERY MFG CO
Summary number: 731877
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee's fingers amputated in power press

Investigation abstract

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on April 2, 1985, Employee #1 was placing and moving metal parts on a Vurson 250 ton part revolution mechanical power press, model #S S2-250-144-48T. The press was forming and stamping parts. The employee was stand ing beside the press, using his hand to place the parts on the side. The blade a nd latch control developed a broken brake ring. The wheel pinned the piston that engaged the latch, allowing the press to run continuously while putting pressur e on the housing wheel's brake. Employee #1 had his right hand in the point of o peration when the press started. Four of his fingers were amputated and he was h ospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
1

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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