OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389810

PLASKOLITE, LLC

COLUMBUS, OH· 2021-08-29T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Contact, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Energized, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Hand, Heater, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Manufacturing, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Plastic Mfg, Production Line, Safety Device, Shock
NAICS: 339999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345522411
Employer profile: PLASKOLITE, LLC
Summary number: 221389810
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee burns two fingers when contacting energized circuit

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a plastics manufacturer was replacing a 480-Volt barrel heater on the extrusion line 9. The employee removed the mesh cover from the top side of the heater cover and began tracing the wiring connections. As the employee manually moved the wires with his right hand, he contacted an energized circuit receiving a shock. The employee was able to remove his hand from the equipment and he left the area. Later, the employee went to the emergency room, where he was hospitalized to treat internal burns to his middle and ring fingers.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
519

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