Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883250 - Employee's hand injured in blow mold machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170883250 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119871226	01/06/1995	5143	0	Santee Dairies Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a blow mold machine when it became jammed. She reached under the safety door with her right hand to hold the interlock switch to prevent the machine from stopping. Employee #1 then raised the door with her left hand and attempted to clear the jam. Her left hand was struck and crushed by the S bar. She sustained compound fractures, for which she was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, JAMMED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119871226			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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