Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202441531 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202441531 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307457523	07/26/2005	4212	562119	Talco Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on June 4, 2005, Employee #1, a grinder operator with Talco Plastics, Inc., placed his right hand into the discharge chute of an automatic plastic scrap material separator machine. His right second, third and fourth fingers were partially amputated when they came into contact with the rotating wheel of the air aspirator. Coworkers came to Employee #1's aid and transported him to the Corona Regional Medical Center for emergency treatment. He was transferred to the Loma Linda University Medical Center for hand surgery, and discharged that evening.

Keywords: WHEEL, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307457523			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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