Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115086 - Employee Fractures Finger in Blow-Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201115086 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120316971	12/30/2002	3089	0	Samco Scientific Corporation

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on November 1, 2002, the blow-molding machine Number 2 at production room Number 1 had a problem with flowing plastic. The maintenance supervisor assigned Employee #1 to fix the machine. The production room Number 1 team leader helped Employee #1 fix the machine by pressing the ON-OFF buttons when Employee #1 told her to do so. Employee #1 tried to straighten the plastic flowing. He cut the hot plastic with his right middle finger. The mold closed up and caught his right middle finger. His finger was fractured and had partial lacerations. Both employees failed to put the machine in "HAND" position, and Employee #1 did not use an extension tool to cut the hot plastic. Employee #1 was taken to Holy Cross Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, MACHINIST, MOLDING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120316971			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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