Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123652.015 - Employee partially amputates fingertip when caught in moldin

Accident Summary Nr: 123652.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460224.015	02/03/2020		326199	Encore Plastics Corporation

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 24, 2020, Employee #1 was operating an injection molding machine press. The machine was a 500-ton Husky model H500 RS 95/85. He attempted to remove a jammed ball of nylon from the feed throat of the machine while the machine was in operation. The circumference of the feed throat opening was approximately 3.5 inches, and the length of the feed throat was approximately 10 inches. His finger was caught in the moving screw of the barrel. Employee #1 sustained partial amputation of the tip of his right middle finger. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Injection, Jammed, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Reach

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1460224.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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