Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202626057 - Employee Amputates Thumb Within Injection Molding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202626057 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313510232	08/16/2010	3089	326199	Mission Plastics Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on June 26, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a toshiba injection molding machine number 114 (serial number 524S10 and model number 1SGS350S10-27B 1S350GS-27B). He removed the finished product from the mold when the machine's hydraulic cylinder rod exited the cavity, striking and amputating his right thumb. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital where he received medical attention and was released the same day.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, MOLDING MACHINE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313510232			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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