Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201506904 - Employee Fractures Foot When Shredder Blades Are Activated

Accident Summary Nr: 201506904 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307342527	05/10/2006	3087	325991	Bay Polymer Corporation

Abstract: On the evening of May 8, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a general laborer for the Bay Polymer Corporation, cleaning debris from a plastic shredder. The machine was turned off, but it was not deenergized or locked out. Employee #1 entered the energized shredder through the throat rather than through the interlocked doors. As he was inside the shredder, someone energized the machine, activating the blades. The blades struck Employee #1's left foot, fracturing a bone in the foot or in the ankle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, PLASTIC MFG, BLADE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307342527			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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