Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170105241 - Employee's thumb amputated in vinyl seam machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170105241 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124049552	03/16/1993	3089	0	Fort Wayne Plastics Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on February 19, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a Thermatron vinyl seam machine #7, serial #5060-92, with a partner. Employee #1 was holding down her pedal switch "to increase production," as instructed by her original trainer. This pedal is one of two pedal switches concurrent to each partner. When Employee #1 reached into the point of operation to straighten a wrinkle the machine cycled, pinching off the end of Employee #1's left thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, THUMB, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124049552			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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