Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119542.015 - Employee amputates finger tip when contacting cutting blade

Accident Summary Nr: 119542.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428128.015	09/04/2019		326112	Global Plastics Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was working in front of the Trim Press area of a thermoforming machine packaging plastic lids. As the lids exited the machine, the employee reached into the machine, which was not properly guarded. As the employee attempted to remove the lids he was reaching for, his right hand was struck by the cutting blade. The employee amputated the distal tip of his middle finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Power Press, Press, Reaching, Safety Device, Struck By, Thermoformer, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428128.015	18	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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