Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1382968.015 - Indevco Plastics, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1382968.015

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 03/06/2019

Site Address:
Indevco Plastics, Llc
800 Jordan Valley Road
Longview, TX 75604

Mailing Address:
800 Jordan Valley Road, Longview, TX 75604

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326112/Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/03/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1431850	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114153.015

Event: 02/28/2019

Employee amputates finger in printing press machine

At 11:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, Employee #1 was setting up a press machine for a new run. The employee changed the direction of the anilox roller without shutting down the machine. The roller was operating in a reverse position than it needed to after set up of the new batch. The employee reached around/through anti-lock doors on the machine and removed the cover from the roller to push the button to reverse its operation and got his finger caught in the machine. The employee amputated the left middle finger to the middle joint. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Roller--Const Equip

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1382968.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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