Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202089603 - Employee's Hand Is Amputated While Servicing Machine
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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313786857 | 02/11/2011 | 5093 | 423930 | River City Polymers Llc |
Abstract: At approximately 3:40 p.m. on February 8, 2011, Employee #1, with River City Polymers, LLC, was servicing a limit switch on a plastic shredding machine. After adjusting the switch, the machine's hydraulic ram crushed his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation of the hand. No guarding was present around the point of operation and the machine was not deenergized prior to the service work.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 313786857 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Crushing and grinding machine operators |