Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630019 - Employee's hand burned when caught in glass mold

Accident Summary Nr: 201630019 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301237640	04/23/1997	3221	0	Owens-Illinois Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 21, 1997, Employee #1 was removing a set of blanks from a glass bottle forming machine. A coworker pushed the wrong toggle switch, causing the two halves of the blanks to close on Employee #1's gloved left hand. He sustained serious burns to his hand and was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: BURN, GLOVE, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301237640			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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