Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 145110.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in in-going nip point
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
1572763.015 | 01/14/2022 | 326113 | Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc. |
Abstract: At 1:07 p.m. on December 18, 2021, an employee was operating plastic extrusion line when a hot formed piece of window trim became stuck in the sizing line. The employee grabbed needle-nose pliers and attempted to remove the stuck piece when her hand was pulled into a nip point of a roller. The employee's finger was pinched between the pliers and the metal sizing line equipment and she was stuck in the machine for seven minutes. The sizing line was very hot and the needle nose pliers also became hot. The employee experienced crushing and thermal burn injuries to her left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and tip of her index finger was surgically amputated on December 27th.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1572763.015 | 48 | F | Hospitalized injury | Extruding and forming machine operators |