Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14568216 - EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN MOLDING MACHINE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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105434823 | 01/13/1987 | 3089 | 0 | Sewell Plastics Inc. |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A NISSEI STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE, TYPE A5B6 50 EXII, SERIAL NUMBER 866 53 56, LOCATED IN THE MOLDING INJECTION DEPARTMENT. THE MACHINE CYCLED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND, PULLING IT INTO THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT HAND (LEAVING THE THUMB AND SOME PALM). THE MACHINE DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK, BUT IT HAD BEEN BYPASSED WITH A JUMPER WIRE.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 105434823 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Extruding and forming machine operators |