Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1529479.015 - K.W. Thompson Tool Co. Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1529479.015

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 05/05/2021

Site Address:
K.W. Thompson Tool Co. Inc
41 Old Dover Road
Rochester, NH 03867

Mailing Address:
41 Old Dover Road, Rochester, NH 03867

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331512/Steel Investment Foundries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/23/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1762808	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139347.015

Event: 04/29/2021

Employee crushes hand when reaching into mold machine

At 10:00 p.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a steel foundry was operating a wax mold injection machine. The employee bypassed a safety device in order to reach into the machine to free a part. The employee crushed her hand in the point of operation. She was hospitalized to treat an open fracture to her hand.

Keywords: Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Compound Fracture, Crushed, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Open Fracture, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Reaching In, Safety Device, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529479.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury		Molding and casting machine operators

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