Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170106512 - Employee's finger amputated in tube molding press

Accident Summary Nr: 170106512 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114974405	03/23/1993	3069	0	Goshen Rubber Company

Abstract: At approximately 6:05 a.m. on March 10, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a tube molding press. He switched it from automatic to manual mode to remove a flash of rubber that had come out of the mold. After he removed the piece of rubber, he left the gate guard open and pushed the manual control again to complete the cycle. The ram closed, catching Employee #1's glove and the fingers of his right hand in the point of operation. His index finger was amputated to the second knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS, UNGUARDED, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114974405			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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