Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202087565 - Employee Is Caught Between Machine Parts and Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202087565 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309442416	06/06/2006	3089	326199	Plastech Engineered Products Inc.

Abstract: On May 24, 2006, Employee #1 climbed up on a plastic injection molding press to fill a hopper with colored pellets. As he was filling the hopper, the machine cycled, and the safety bar (ratchet bar) pushed a broken guard into the back of Employee #1, pinching him between the guard and a platform. The guard had detached from the machine and become cocked at an angle, so when Employee #1 climbed up on the machine, the ratchet bar caught the guard and pushed it into him. He was hospitalized. The report does not specify the nature of his injuries.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, GUARD, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PLASTIC MFG, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309442416			Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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