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Accident: 142908.015 - Employee Partially Amputates Arm When Pulled Into Machine Ro
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1573575.015 | 01/20/2022 | Carpenter Co. |
At 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was attempting to remove plastic bu ildup from a laminator machine hot rollers. The employee used his hand to remove the plastic since it was in an area where the pole tool provided for this task could not reach. The equipment was running and not locked out at the time and th e employee caught his hand in the machine pulling his arm into the point of oper ation. The employee partially amputated his forearm and broke two bones in his a rm, requiring hospitalization.
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1573575.015 | 32 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |