Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142039.015 - Employee amputates finger when reaching into running extrude

Accident Summary Nr: 142039.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 12/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569314.015	12/17/2021		325211	International Polymers Corporation

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 2021, an employee was running an extrusion machine when he noticed pellets leaking out of the spin dryer. The employee opened a panel door and bypassed a guard while attempting to fix the leak. Whent he employee reached his hand inside the machine, his hand contacted the spin dryer blades. The employee amputated a finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Extrude, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Struck By, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1569314.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury

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