Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496090.015 - Westlake Chemical

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1496090.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 10/06/2020

Site Address:
Westlake Chemical
20043 Hwy 51
Gallman, MS 39077

Mailing Address:
20043 Hwy 51, Gallman, MS 39077

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325991/Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/13/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1668992	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130095.015

Event: 10/02/2020

Employee partially amputates thumb when caught in belt and p

At 3:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a chemical manufacturer was operating a PVC dicing machine. There was a problem with the feed that the employee tried to fix without shutting down the machine. The employee removed a cover that guarded moving parts when he caught his hand in a belt and pulley. The employee partially amputated his right thumb and lacerated his index finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Cover, Energized, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulley, Reaching In, Safety Device, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496090.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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