Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201800018 - Employee's Fingers Amputated by Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201800018 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301336350	09/19/2005	2842	325612	Kik Custom Products

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on September 7, 2005, Employee #1 was clearing a jam in the plastic container-trimming/deflashing machine in the blow mold department of KIK Custom Products of Santa Fe Springs, CA. Employee #1 opened the transparent, point-of-operation guard which, because of the interlock, automatically cuts power to the machine. The machine stopped deflashing the containers, and Employee #1 began removing the accumulated containers. As he removed a container, which was jammed into machine parts, the counterweight came down to its normal position striking and amputating the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand. The counterweight's purpose is to push the containers down after the deflashing operation. The deenergized trimmer machine contained residual stored energy in the form of a raised counterweight. When the jammed container was removed, the counterweights fell to its normal position. Employee #1 was hospitalized in Los Angeles County General Hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301336350			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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