Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344470 - Employee's Hand and Forearm Are Amputated in Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201344470 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310775002	03/20/2007	3089	326199	Norseman Plastics, Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 21, 2007, Employee #1, a Process Technician, was working on the injection molding machine, manufactured by Engel Machinery, Model Number Engel 1250 Duo, Serial Number 0571. Molded parts were getting jammed on the finished product shoot, which was between the injection molding machine and a conveyor. A coworker, an operator of the molding machine, informed Employee #1 that parts were getting jammed. Employee #1 went under the machine to clear the jam and adjust the shoot. While adjusting the shoot with his left hand, he braced himself against the machine with his right hand. The machine cycled, crushing Employee #1's right hand and forearm. Emergency response was called, and Employee #1 was transported to KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas for treatment. Subsequently, his right hand and lower right forearm were amputated.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, MOLDING MACHINE, FOREARM, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310775002			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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