OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568216

SEWELL PLASTICS INC.

MAULDIN, SC· 1987-01-05T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, HAND
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105434823
Employer profile: SEWELL PLASTICS INC.
Summary number: 14568216
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED IN MOLDING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A NISSEI STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE, TYPE A5B6 50 EXI I, SERIAL NUMBER 866 53 56, LOCATED IN THE MOLDING INJECTION DEPARTMENT. THE MAC HINE CYCLED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND, PULLING IT INTO THE MACHINE. TH E EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT HAND (LEAVING THE THUMB AN D SOME PALM). THE MACHINE DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK, BUT IT HAD BEEN B YPASSED WITH A JUMPER WIRE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
755

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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