Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202445599 - Worker Burns Fingers That Got Caught In Hot Casting Molds
Accident: 202445599 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/09/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307462218 | 02/13/2007 | 3691 | Us Battery Mfg Co | ||||
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on January 9, 2007, an employee was manufacturing batteries. He adjusted the holding arm of the molds on casting machine Number 3 (Model-40, and Serial Number 69778B-2750). The power on the machine was on. As he adjusted the arm, the hot molds (temperature 425 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, pressure 80 psi) closed, and his right middle and ring fingers got caught between the molds. He was hospitalized for 13 days, and his fingers required skin grafting, because of third-degree burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
battery, burn, heat, finger, casting, caught between, skin, mold, high temperature
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 307462218 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Molding and casting machine operators |