Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050176 - Employee's hand injured in blow molding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201050176 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300774668	08/22/1996	3085	0	La Blow Molding Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 6, 1996, Employee #1 was removing a plastic product from a Rocheleau blow molding machine when the dies closed on her left hand, crushing it. The machine did not have adequate guarding.

Keywords: DIE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300774668			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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