OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365935

MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION

CHICAGO, IL· 2021-06-06T00:00:00

Event: Cleaning, Contact, Debris, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Shock
NAICS: 339999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345384077
Employer profile: MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221365935
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee suffers electrical shock and finger amputations whi

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 2021, Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning plastic debris inside the Poly-Cell Film Making Bubble Machine #2 (Model PCS-1930HPA). While performing this task, the employee's right hand came into contact with exposed electrical wires, resulting in an electrical shock. Emergency services transported the employee to a local hospital, where he was treated and underwent amputation of two fingers due to the injury.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
13

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