Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170208912 - Employee's finger amputated by trimmer blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170208912 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111831053	05/13/1991	2026	0	Lucky Stores

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on April 19, 1991, Employee #1, of the Lucky Stores Dairy Plant, attempted to clear a jam from the trimmer blade area of a blow mold machine by opening the enclosure guard door with her left hand and clearing the jam with her right hand, bypassing the microswitches on the doors. The fourth finger of Employee #1's right hand was amputated. A general violation, T8CCR 3203(a), was cited.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, JAMMED, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111831053			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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