Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101543.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by plastic injection machin

Accident Summary Nr: 101543.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283514.015	12/14/2017		922140	Us Department Of Justice, Federal Bureau Of Prisons, Usp Marion

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 11, 2017, Employee #1 , an inmate at a federal prison, was operating the REED Duplimatic Plastic Injection Molding machine, Model number 100TVS and Serial number V990374. While working alone the employee reached his hand into the unguarded area above the injection pots, to clean plastic residue leaking up through the vent holes. The machine automatically cycled and the upper part of the injection pot was mechanically raised. The employee's hand was caught between the injection pot and the steel frame of the machine. Employee #1 sustained amputation injuries to four fingers and thumb of the left hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Finger, Hand, Lockout, Molding Machine, Plastic Mfg, Steel, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283514.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Office machine operators, n.e.c.

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