Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 709196 - FINGERS AND THUMB AMPUTATED IN THERMOFORMING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 709196 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/20/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102087806	01/30/1986	3089	0	Prime Plastic Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A (PLASTIC) THERMOFORMING MACHINE - PI 1600. HE WAS UNLOADING TRIMMED PLASTIC PARTS FROM THE MACHINE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE REMOTE SWITCH, ACTIVATING THE DIE RAM. THE RAM LOWERED AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS AND THE THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE MACHINE, WHICH WAS DESIGNED AS A CONTINUOUS FEED MACHINE, WITH BOTH SIDE GUARDS REMOVED. MICRO SWITCHES HAD BEEN TAPED DOWN AND REWIRED TO BYPASS THE SWITCH DISCONNECTS. THE MACHINE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SELF-FEED AND REMOVAL OF TRIMMED PLASTIC PRODUCTS.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, THUMB, UNGUARDED, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102087806			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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