Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549770 - Employee Lacerates Arm While Cutting Plastic

Accident Summary Nr: 202549770 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309304079	12/09/2008	3089	326121	Western Case Inc

Abstract: On September 25, 2008, Employee #1, a direct employee, was working for his employer, who manufactures various plastic products, mainly tool cases, using a blow molding operation. Employee #1's immediate supervisor instructed him to use a 4-inch Hyde Blade to cut off pieces of excess plastic from black tool case lids, measuring 19 inches in length by 14 inches in width by 2 inches in thickness, on Line #1. At approximately 1:00 p.m., as Employee #1 was cutting away excess plastic from the black lids, the blade slipped from his right hand and penetrated his left forearm. Employee #1 sustained a radial artery laceration to the left wrist and was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. The accident was reported to the Division on September 26, 2008.

Keywords: KNIFE, FOREARM, LACERATION, PLASTIC MFG, ARTERY, BLADE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309304079			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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