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HWY 895, ROSEAU, MN 56751
Standard 19100217 C03 VIIC
Standard 19100217 B07 III
IMPROPER PROCEDURE IN PUNCH PRESS SET-UP; FINGERS AMPUTATED
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLACING A NEW DIE IN A PUNCH PRESS. HE HAD THE PRESS IN THE LOCK MODE FOR SETTING UP THE PRESS. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE PLACED THE PRESS IN THE CON TINUOUS, RATHER THAN SINGLE-STROKE, MODE. HE PLACED HIS HAND IN THE DIE AREA AND THE RAM CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING THREE OF HIS FINGERS.
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