OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393648

ILSCO EXTRUSIONS, INC.

GREENVILLE, PA· 2021-09-16T00:00:00

Event: Aluminum Processing, Arm, Catch Point, Caught Between, Cutting, Extrusion, Forearm, Fracture, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Saw
NAICS: 331318
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345540801
Employer profile: ILSCO EXTRUSIONS, INC.
Summary number: 221393648
Report ID: 0336000

Event description

Employee fractures and lacerates arm when caught between saw

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working as a sawing machine operator for an aluminum extrusion company was operating the North B & O Model B825 Saw (Serial Number B97-00124). The employee was attempting to reposition an aluminum part on the saw. The employee caught her right forearm between the back gauge and a piece of wood on the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured and lacerated forearm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
727

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