Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123816.015 - Employee amputates finger when clearing press machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123816.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461632.015	02/05/2020		326199	Custom Pak Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 24, 2020, Employee #1 was operating a custom-designed blow mold press on the main production floor. He noticed a plastic slug in the mold that normally would be removed by an attached reverse vacuum system. Employee #1 inserted his right fifth finger into the blow chamber opening to push the slug back. His finger came into contact with the slicer or the shuttle assembly as it was returning to the home position. Employee #1 sustained amputation of the tip of his right fifth digit down to the bottom of the nail bed. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Plastic, Press, Slicer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461632.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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