Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462388 - Employee Is Injured by Die Cutter

Accident Summary Nr: 202462388 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300832706	01/30/2006	3144	316214	Tate Shoes

Abstract: On December 7, 2005, Employee #1 was placing sole material on the platform of a die cutting machine for Tate Shoes. The Italian-made machine was equipped with the Presence Sensing Device Initiation safety system that is supposed to prevent operation of the machine if the sensor is blocked. Employee #1 was injured when the die came down on his hand. He was treated for a laceration between his right thumb and index finger.

Keywords: DIE, DIE CUTTING PRESS, DIE SAFETY DEVICE, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300832706			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Shoe machine operators

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