OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388440

AAKRON RULE CORP.

SALE CREEK, TN· 2021-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Glass, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mold, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Printer, Safety Sensor, Sensor, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 323113
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345513857
Employer profile: AAKRON RULE CORP.
Summary number: 221388440
Report ID: 0454713

Event description

Employee amputates three fingers when caught in PET mold mac

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as a molding operator for a commercial screen printer was running wine glass preforms in the PET blow molding machine. A bottle got stuck on the head of the mold resulting in the mold staying open. The employee thought it was the last bottle, so he reached into the machine to clear the bottle from the head. As he was pulling his hand and the bottle away, a preform triggered the sensor for the mold and the mold closed on the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputated middle and index fingers and thumb tip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
719

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