Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132166.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb tip while unjamming machi

Accident Summary Nr: 132166.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508720.015	01/06/2021		326199	Iceberg Enterprises

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on November 30, 2024, an employee working for a plastics products manufacturer was trying to unjam a granulator machine. The employee was rocking the blades back and forth trying to unjam the machine when his right hand was struck by the granulator blade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Catch Point, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Freight, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Plastic Mfg, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1508720.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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