RIMCO PLASTIC CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK
| Employer | RIMCO PLASTIC CORPORATION | Report ID | 2015053163 |
| Address | 316 COLONIAL DRIVE | City, State ZIP | HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK 14845 |
| Event Date | May 26, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1067687 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.16000, -76.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up the in-line vacuum forming machine line. The guard was off at the time of the incident and the interlock held down with a clamp. At the trim press stage, the employee came in contact with the steel rule die and amputated the index and middle fingers on the right hand.
Incident Summary
On May 26, 2015, a worker at RIMCO PLASTIC CORPORATION in HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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