OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392608

KEYSTONE PLASTICS, INC.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ· 2021-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clearing, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Laborer, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Production Line, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 339994
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345536684
Employer profile: KEYSTONE PLASTICS, INC.
Summary number: 221392608
Report ID: 0213400

Event description

Employee amputates finger while attempting to clear jammed c

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on September 18, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a plastics manufacturer was attempting to clear a jam in a crimper. The employee caught his finger in the machine and was hospitalized overnight to treat an amputated finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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