Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610731 - Employee's hand injured in air baffling trimmer

Accident Summary Nr: 200610731 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/29/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302539937	09/01/2000	3089	0	North American Plastics Limited

Abstract: At about 6:25 p.m. on August 29, 2000, Employee #1 and a coworker were fixing a pneumatic hose that had come loose within an EMC air baffling trimmer. The machine had been shut off at the control panel located on its side, and Employee #1 was inside, reattaching the pneumatic air line. The line was temporarily corrected and the machine was reactivated and run. Approximately 30 minutes later, the pneumatic hose came off again. This time the workers removed the guard from the machine instead of turning off the power, and Employee #1 went inside to reattach the hose. As he entered, he accidentally touched the rotating saw blade, severely injuring his left thumb and hand. According to interviews with management and workers, there was no established lockout/tagout program, and no actual lockout mechanism on the equipment to ensure deenergization or to prevent unexpected activation. I

Keywords: REPAIR, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, LOCKOUT, SAW, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302539937			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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