Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185565 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Packaging Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170185565 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112227509	09/05/1991	3432	0	Price Pfister, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a machine operator, was operating a Bodolay packaging machine, manually placing small items into plastic bags, which were then sealed by the machine. The sealing mechanism was activated by a single control button located at the operator's right side. During this process, Employee #1's right fingers entered the unguarded zone between the two pneumatic-powered sealing bars. At that moment her right arm inadvertently hit the control button, causing the bars to close on her fingers and amputate the ends of two fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, SEALING MACHINE, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112227509			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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