Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522315 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Unguraded Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201522315 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308025808	02/09/2005	3085	326160	Silgan Plastics Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning up bottles near a bottle forming machine. Employee #1 went near a moving arm on the machine and slipped. His hand hit the canvas that was protecting the head-lift extruder stop nip point. The force of his hand pushed the canvas cover inward and his fingers were caught in the nip point. His ring finger was amputated just below the nail, and his third finger was amputated down to the first joint.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308025808			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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