Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 12356.015 - Employee burns hand while operating heat press machine

Accident Summary Nr: 12356.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 04/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
329450.015	04/03/2012		315999	Hodges Badge Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 3, 2012, an employee was operating a Practix OK-405RTR heat press machine that was not properly guarded at the point of operation. The employee's left hand was caught between two rollers, one of which was 420 degrees. The employee received burns to the left hand and was hospitalized. The severity of the employee burn were unspecified.

Keywords: Burn, Hand, Machine Guarding, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	329450.015	32	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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