Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121203.015 - Employee partially amputates finger in plastics extruder

Accident Summary Nr: 121203.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441001.015	10/30/2019		423930	Padnos Inc.

Abstract: On October 22, 2019, an employee working for a materials recycler was cleaning out jammed material from the hose on an Erema plastic extruder. The employee reached into the machine with his right hand to remove the material when he was struck by the paddle wheel. The employee partially amputated of his middle finger and required medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Extrude, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441001.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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