Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102901.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated when machine cycled

Accident Summary Nr: 102901.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1293326.015	02/07/2018		337127	Plastic Recycling Of Iowa Falls, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on January 26, 2018, Employee #1 was pushing a mold door pin into place. The machine cycled, and his thumb was caught between the mold carousel and the frame of the door opening of Machine #7. The cycle of the machine amputated his right thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Door, Mold, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1293326.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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