Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127977.015 - Employee amputates hand when LOTO not properly implemented

Accident Summary Nr: 127977.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466399.015	02/28/2020		561320	Ilink Business Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on February 25, 2020, an employee was getting ready to shut down the production line towards the end of his shift. A coworker had shut down the machine at the electrical disconnect. The employee unlocked the guards and entered the machine to clean, while VFT#5 had not come to a complete stop. The employee reached into the moving rollers of the machine to remove fibers that were caught. His left hand was caught in between the rollers. The employee's left hand was amputated, and he was hospitalized. The lockout/tagout procedure was not properly implemented.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Disconnecting Means, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Production Line, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466399.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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