Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201855897 - Employee's Arm Is Amputated after Being Crushed by Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201855897 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309463925	02/20/2006	3089	326121	Reynolds Food Packaging Llc

Abstract: On February 20, 2006, Employee #1, a mold setter, reached into a thermoforming machine that had not been locked out. When a coworker started the machine, the mold closed and crushed Employee #1's arm. The arm was amputated later that day at a hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, THERMOFORMER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309463925			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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