Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533214 - Employee Amputates Finger in Moving Parts Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200533214 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314018193	01/12/2010	2992	324191	Warren Distribution, Inc.

Abstract: On December 18, 2009, Employee #1 was starting up the Blow Molding Machine. He reached inside the machine to pull excess plastic off one of the molds, when his gloved finger was caught in the chain and sprocket. The moving parts of the machine amputated the end of the right hand pinky finger.

Keywords: CHAIN, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314018193			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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