Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106957.015 - Employee's fingertips are amputated by line machine

Accident Summary Nr: 106957.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 06/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1326914.015	06/27/2018		326199	Airlite Plastics Company

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on June 15, 2018, an employee was operating a plastic sheet line machine when a jam occurred. As the employee worked to dislodge the stuck plastic, he reached past the machine's guard with his left hand. The machine cycled, causing the machine's moving parts to contact his hand. As a result, the employee sustained the amputation of two fingertips.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Equipment Operator, Finger, Jammed, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1326914.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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