Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124406.015 - Employee amputates fingertips when clearing press jam

Accident Summary Nr: 124406.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466374.015	03/02/2020		326140	Tekni-Plex, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on February 25, 2020, an employee was operating the F2 forming press, when a jam occurred. The employee hit the "E-stop" and was going to remove the jam. His supervisor did not see him and restarted the machine. The employee's hand was in the machine and was crushed. The employee suffered the amputation of two fingertips. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Fingertip, Hand, Jammed, Machine Cycled, Press, Press Operator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466374.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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