Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170896500 - Employee's finger fractured in injection molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170896500 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126122241	08/22/1997	3089	0	Pro Pak

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 20, 1997, Employee #1, of Propak, Inc., was cleaning a Nisse injection molding machine, model FS 180536A SE. He was on top of the machine, using a spray can of WD-40 to clean plugged plastic from one of the pneumatic injector holes when he inadvertently turned the OPEN/CLOSE switch of the mold to the CLOSE position. His right thumb and index finger became caught in the mold and sustained multiple fractures. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4600(a).

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CLOGGED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126122241			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Molding and casting machine operators

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