Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123304.015 - Employee amputates hand when arm is pulled into machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123304.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 12/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457044.015	01/21/2020		325620	Vi-Jon, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:54 p.m. on December 26, 2019, an employee working as a production helper for a toiletries manufacturer was removing bottles that had fallen over from the capper machine. The employee reached through the outfeed area of the Lexan guarding that surrounded the point of operation when his right shirt sleeve was caught in a rotating shaft and sprocket. The employee's arm was pulled into the machine. The employee amputated his hand and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Clothing, Guard, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Pulled In, Rotating Shaft, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1457044.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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