Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182372 - Employee's right hand injured in thermoforming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170182372 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112207394	10/05/1990	3842	0	Baxter Healthcare Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 28, 1990, Employee #1, of Baxter Healthcare Corporation, was using her right hand to clear material jammed between the metal dies of a thermoforming machine. Her hand was seriously injured when it became caught between the metal dies. She was hospitalized for several days and then discharged to recuperate at home.

Keywords: DIE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112207394			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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