OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221362841

LAMINATORS INC.

HATFIELD, PA· 2021-05-13T00:00:00

Event: Adhesive, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Cleaning, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Glove, Glue, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 332311
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345320717
Employer profile: LAMINATORS INC.
Summary number: 221362841
Report ID: 0317900

Event description

Employee amputates finger while cleaning glue off machine ro

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an aluminum composite panel manufacturer was cleaning glue off of a machine rollers. The employee's glove was pulled into an ingoing nip point. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 0 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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