OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777912

DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,THERMOFORMER,FORMING MACHINE

1987-12-21T00:00:00

Event: DIE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,THERMOFORMER,FORMING MACHINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 777912
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's fingertip amputated by thermoformer

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on December 21, 1987, Employee #1 reached into a pneumatic plastic thermoform machine to free a stuck plastic lid. An internal ejector within the o pen die popped down, pinching off approximately 1/8 in. of the employee's right index fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
719

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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