Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170165997 - Employee dies after struck by blade in locked out machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 170165997 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119876555	10/19/1992	5093	0	Marketing Associates

Abstract: Employee #1 entered the feed chute of a plastics cutting machine that had been turned off and locked out. He contacted a large metal cutting blade, which rotated and struck him in the left leg and right arm. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation of the left leg and right arm. He subsequently died in the hospital from exsanguination due to blunt force trauma.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LOSS OF BLOOD, STRUCK BY, ARM, BLADE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119876555			Fatality	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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