Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130511.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while operating extruder machin

Accident Summary Nr: 130511.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498425.015	10/20/2020		339991	Henniges Automotive, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on October 15, 2020, an employee was operating an extruder machine, when he noticed a rubber buildup in the hopper above the plunger above the screw conveyor. The employee took a 3/8-inch rod and attempted to push the buildup out from above the plunger, when he activated the plunger with his arm. This pulled the rod down into the screw conveyor, causing the handle to pinch his fingers in the 8-inch roller that feeds rubber into the machine. The employee amputated a fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Extrude, Finger, Fingertip, Hopper, Operating, Pinch Point, Pinched, Roller--Mach/Part, Rubber, Screw Conveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498425.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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