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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568216

AMPUTATED,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,HAND

Event
AMPUTATED,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,HAND
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14568216
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN MOLDING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A NISSEI STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE, TYPE A5B6 50 EXI I, SERIAL NUMBER 866 53 56, LOCATED IN THE MOLDING INJECTION DEPARTMENT. THE MAC HINE CYCLED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND, PULLING IT INTO THE MACHINE. TH E EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT HAND (LEAVING THE THUMB AN D SOME PALM). THE MACHINE DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK, BUT IT HAD BEEN B YPASSED WITH A JUMPER WIRE.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    755
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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