Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577759.015 - Westlake Chemical Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1577759.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 02/09/2022

Site Address:
Westlake Chemical Corporation
715 Highway 25 S
Aberdeen, MS 39730

Mailing Address:
715 Highway 25 S, Aberdeen, MS 39730

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 325998/All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/16/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1863690	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143650.015

Event: 02/06/2022

Employee amputates finger in pinch point

At 5:15 p.m. on February 6, 2022, an employee was operating a sit-down lift truck wit a load being dumped from a tilt dumpster attached to the lift. The employee's finger was caught between a support cross brace of the tilt dumpster and a fork of the lift truck, as the load was being dumped. The employee amputated his left index finger and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Dumpster, Finger, Forklift, Operating, Pinched

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577759.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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