Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153509 - Employee's fingers injured by falling mold

Accident Summary Nr: 201153509 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119953131	07/14/2000	3069	0	Porex Medical Product, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 3, 2000, Employee #1 was using a sling and hoist to install a 350 lb injection mold on a Van Dorn press, model #309. The mold was not properly balanced in the sling, so Employee #1 tried to hoist it out of the press machine but it became stuck between the tie bars. He continued raising the mold until the I-bolt holding it broke. The mold fell on his right hand, amputating his ring finger and crushing his middle finger. Employee #1 was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he underwent surgery. The mold was not properly balanced in the sling even before it was initially lifted by the hoist.

Keywords: INSTALLING, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, BOLT, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119953131			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial engineering technicians

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