Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125640011 - Shin-Etsu Polymer America, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 125640011

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 01/12/1996

Site Address:
Shin-Etsu Polymer America, Inc
34135 7th St
Union City, CA 94587

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2822

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361621279

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170376255

Event: 11/28/1995

Employee's finger amputated by cutter blade

On November 28, 1995, Employee #1, a 21-year-old production worker with over two years employment, was working at Shin-Etsu Polymer America, Inc., which manufactures silicone rubber components per customer specs. He was attempting to remove a piece of silicone rubber from the blade of an automatic cutting machine in the mixing room. The machine's blade was fully enclosed in a mechanical interlock plastic barrier. Employee #1 raised the barrier and attempted to remove the rubber with his right ring finger. Because he did not allow the additional cycle time required to open the guard, his finger was amputated. He was treated as an outpatient at a local hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, BLADE, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125640011			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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