Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156197 - Employee suffers partial amputation of two fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 201156197 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119950707	05/17/2002	3085	0	Liquid Container Plaxicon

Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on May 9, 2002, an employee working for a manufacturer of plastic bottles suffered a partial amputation to his right finger and right thumb. He reached inside a Cincinnati RHB Blow Molder 2000 to free a jammed aluminum pallet. When he opened the side door and pushed the pallet forward to free it, the mold closed on his two fingers. Due to the severity of the injury, he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, JAMMED, PLASTIC MFG, PALLET, STRUCK BY, DOOR, MOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119950707			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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