Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105413.015 - Employee catches fingers with machine blades and fractures t

Accident Summary Nr: 105413.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1314857.015	05/09/2018		424210	Innovative Formulations

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 7, 2018, an employee was removing a nylon zip tie tag that had fallen into the hopper of a granulator after it had been turned off. The employee was removing the tag from the blades with one hand and turned the machine back on with his second hand, fracturing his left hand's index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Caught By, Finger, Fracture, Hopper, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1314857.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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