Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125899294 - Alloyd Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 2:45 a.m. on May 3, 2002, Employee #1, a technician/packer, was working at the stacking station of an Alloyd, Model Number 3000, thermoformer machine. The machine was a high volume thermoformer for use with a wide range of plastic products, using high pressure and vacuum matched mold forming. The system delivered in-line capability that produced quality products from all major polymers and vinyl. Once machine cycled, the form press would close on to a plastic sheet and with a combination of temperature, vacuum and pressurized air would form sheet to the desired molded shapes (called blisters). After picking up the fallen blisters from the stacking station area, Employee #1 turned on the power to the stacking station. Employee #1 was trying to hold down the blisters at the stacker section when her left hand slipped and inadvertently her middle finger was caught between the stripper and stacker platens as the parts were stripped and stacked. The tip of Employee #1's middle finger was amputated and she was taken to Loma Linda Hospital, in Loma Linda, California for treatment. Later on, Employee #1 was sent to the employer's own medical clinic, the Concentra Medical Centers in Ontario, California. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST, CAUGHT BY, THERMOFORMER