Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105577597 - Ekotek Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 105577597

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 07/01/1987

Site Address:
Ekotek Inc.
1628 Chicago Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2106, Salt Lake City, UT 84110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5172

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/22/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360112486

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691303

Event: 06/26/1987

Employee's fingers amputated when caught in molding machine

Employee #1 and a coworker were doing maintenance work on a Producto P-40 blow molding machine that forms plastic quart bottles for oil. The coworker was on the floor operating the machine while Employee #1 was on a platform adjusting the flow and centering the parison drop on the injection head. The machine had to be turned on to make these adjustments; however, in addition, the grids (doors) on the side of the unit had to be left open so that the interlocks would prevent the molds from closing. When the coworker inadvertently closed a grid, the machine cycled, closing the molds on Employee #1's fingers and amputating them.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, TAG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105577597			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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