Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840607 - Employee injured when fingers amputated by chopping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170840607 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119624013	06/06/2002	3429	0	Marinco

Abstract: On June 3, 2002, Employee #1 was clearing a jam in a plastic chopping machine with the interlocked hopper open and machine switched off, but not unplugged from power. Employee #1 placed his right hand between the rotary knife and the screen below the knife. The machine was a Polymer Machinery brand scrap plastic chopping machine, Model 912-SIL, Serial Number 3000212. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of four fingers of his right hand, and the laceration of the end of his thumb, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, JAMMED, LACERATION, PLASTIC MFG, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119624013			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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