Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1508720.015 - Iceberg Enterprises

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1508720.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 01/06/2021

Site Address:
Iceberg Enterprises
1855 W Chicago Rd
Sturgis, MI 49091

Mailing Address:
1855 W Chicago Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Injury/Illness

Case Closed: 02/01/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1702075	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132166.015

Event: 11/30/2020

Employee partially amputates thumb tip while unjamming machi

At 2:45 p.m. on November 30, 2024, an employee working for a plastics products manufacturer was trying to unjam a granulator machine. The employee was rocking the blades back and forth trying to unjam the machine when his right hand was struck by the granulator blade. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Catch Point, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Freight, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Plastic Mfg, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1508720.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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