Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142759.015 - Employee amputates finger in blast chamber rotors

Accident Summary Nr: 142759.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 01/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572394.015	01/13/2022		335313	Schneider Electric

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on January 10, 2022, an employee was clearing clogged media in the blast chamber of a press cleaning machine in the molding department. The interlock of the blast chamber door was bypassed, allowing the employee to access the chamber while the rotors were still moving. While unclogging the machine the employee's hand made contact with the blast chamber rotors. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left index finger amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Cleaning, Clearing, Clogged, Contact, Finger, Press, Rotor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1572394.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury

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