Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201077047 - Employee's Finger Is Crushed in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201077047 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315341909	09/02/2011	2834	325412	Althea Technologies Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 17, 2011, Employee #1, a senior engineering mechanic with a pharmaceutical products manufacturer, was setting up a syringe filling and closing machine (Inova Model Number H3-5V, Serial Number 4013946/2010). With the machine set in jog mode, he placed his hand on the rail of the syringe tray travel path. When the tray moved forward, Employee #1's right middle finger was crushed. He was hospitalized at Scripps La Jolla Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, SET UP, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315341909			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mechanical engineering technicians

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