Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170733935 - Employee's fingers crushed in injection mold machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170733935 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119857860	01/25/1994	7361	0	United Temporary Services Inc.

Abstract: At about 3:15 p.m. on January 3, 1994, Employee #1 of United Temporary Services, Inc., was working on molding machine #11, located at Crown City Plating Co. in Temple City, CA. This employee had been leased to work with Crown City Plating Co. and had been working there for about five months. Employee #1 opened the gate and put her hand in to remove a piece of plastic while the machine was engaged. The ram pinned her left hand in between two dies, crushing the fingers. Employee #1 was taken to Foothill Medical Clinic in Irwindale for a checkup and later released to recuperate at home. She was interviewed by phone at a later date about the accident.

Keywords: DIE, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PLASTIC MFG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119857860			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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