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Accident Summary Nr: 142908.015 - Employee partially amputates arm when pulled into machine ro
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1573575.015 | 01/20/2022 | 337121 | Carpenter Co. |
Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was attempting to remove plastic buildup 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 the employee caught his hand in the machine pulling his arm into the point of operation. The employee partially amputated his forearm and broke two bones in his arm, requiring hospitalization.
Keywords:
Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Finger, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1573575.015 | 32 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |