OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391279

MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION

CHICAGO, IL· 2021-09-07T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Arm, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Extended Work Shift, Feeding, Fracture, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Nip Point, Overtime, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic, Power Roller, Pressure, Production Line, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts, Safety Device, Unguarded
NAICS: 339999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345529796
Employer profile: MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221391279
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee fractures arm when hand is pulled into machine roll

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a manufacturer was working overtime in the west end of building 1. The employee had been working on the Winder Machine - Sealer #2 for about ten minutes guiding plastic material onto a cardboard tube affixed to the metal rollers. The employee caught his right hand in the machine causing his arm to be pulled into the rollers. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he was admitted to treat multiple fractures and abrasions to his hand and arm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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