Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138273.015 - Employee cuts tips of fingers while operating injection mold

Accident Summary Nr: 138273.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1548444.015	08/19/2021		326199	Rehrig Pacific Company

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on August 14, 2021, an employee was operating a trash can injector mold machine when the hopper malfunctioned due to plastic materials becoming stuck. The employee removed the cover serving as machine guarding over the moving parts to address the issue. Reaching into the hopper while the parts were still moving, the employee violated the employer's lockout/tagout procedures and sustained an amputation injury, resulting in cuts to the tips of fingers on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hopper, Lockout/Tagout, Mold, Molding Machine, Reaching, Reaching In, Tagout, Trash Compactor, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1548444.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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