Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on May 11, 2003, Employee was working for a business that manufactured plastic bottles. Employee #1 attempted to remove a large piece of the jammed plastic and bottle from the mold of an extrusion blow molding machine No. 2, Improved B30-SDHR180, Serial Number P-044, that he was working on. Employee #1 reached into the mold with his left hand, when his hand became trapped between the closing mold halves. Employee #1's hand was amputated up to his wrist. Employee #1 did not deenergize, stop the machine, or use an extension tool prior to removing the jammed piece of plastic. Employee #1 was a new employee who was not trained properly. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.