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Accident Summary Nr: 824912 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AND THUMB AMPUTATED IN MOLDING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 824912 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 09/18/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104405030	11/19/1987	3089	0	Precision Thermoforming & Packaging Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING UP A DIE CUTTING OPERATION IN A PLASTIC MOLDING MACHINE. SO THAT HE COULD MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DIE, HE DEFEATED THE MACHINE'S INTERLOCK. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO OPERATE THE MACHINE WITHOUT THE BARRIER GUARDING IN PLACE. WHILE REACHING INTO THE DIE AREA, AND WITH THE MACHINE SET ON AUTOMATIC, THE MACHINE ACTIVATED. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DIE AREA. HIS RIGHT THUMB AND THREE FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, THUMB, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104405030			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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