Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201059334 - Employee amputates part of finger in press

Accident Summary Nr: 201059334 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307163113	11/10/2004	3089	326199	Rehrig Pacific Company

Abstract: On November 6, 2004, Employee #1, working for Rehrig Pacific Company in Los Angeles, CA, was operating a brander press. The plastic tape in the brander that applies the plastic trademark stamps onto trays by the way of a heated tape had broken. Employee #1 attempted to rethread the machine disregarding specific instructions from the employer to contact a supervisor if a machine becomes dysfunctional. Employee #1 asked a coworker to assist him by pressing the jog function on the machine. Employee #1 suffered amputation to a small portion of the middle finger of his right hand. He was taken to a medical clinic as a result of his injury. The machine involved was a United Silicone Company Brander, Shop Number 12, Model US25, serial number 250501083.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STAMPER, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307163113			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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