Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 980938 - EMPLOYEE FINGER TIPS AMPUTATED BY TRIM PRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 980938 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107937047	11/07/1989	3082	0	Mullinix Packages Inc

Abstract: At 6:15 p.m. on September 16, 1989, Employee #1 was packing thermal trays when she was not looking where she was putting her left hand. She reached into a material port of the Lyle Development trim press, Serial Number MM 2301, and put her fingers into the trim press point of operation. Employee #1 had the tips of her ring finger and middle finger amputated at the back of the fingernails on her left hand. She was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107937047			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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