Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773109 - Employee amputates toes in a machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200773109 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306098948	10/10/2003	3089	326199	Hussey Plastics

Abstract: On October 10, 2003, an employee climbed the back of an operating plastics machine to check the filter instead of standing on the front platform. His foot slipped and his toes were crushed in the hydraulic mechanism. He was hospitalized where he was treated for an amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINE OPERATOR, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, HYDRAULIC TOOL, TOE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306098948			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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