Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110822 - EMPLOYEE RECEIVES THIRD DEGREE BURNS

Accident Summary Nr: 201110822 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112175369	03/03/1998	2844	0	Blue Cross Beauty Products, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on November 20, 1997, Employee #1 working for Blue Cross Beauty Products was assigned to work at the product exit end of a heat sealing machine. She left her assigned work spot to investigate a problem with the product jig box used to hold the product and packaging material during the heat sealing process. While reaching in to straighten some packaging material that was askew in the jig box, the pressurized hot plate, reported to be about 350 degrees, struck her left thumb and two fingers, causing third degree burns. She was hospitalized at Pacifica Hospital.

Keywords: BURN, BARRIER GUARD, FINGER, GUARD, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112175369			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Packaging and filling machine operators

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