OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221395023

TOKAI CARBON GE LLC

OZARK, AR· 2021-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Catch Point, Confined Space, Crushed, Energized, Engineering Controls, Entry Permit, Hand, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Pit, Pump, Slip, Slippery Surface, Surgical Amputation, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts
NAICS: 335991
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345546758
Employer profile: TOKAI CARBON GE LLC
Summary number: 221395023
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee crushes hand in auger, later requires amputation

Investigation abstract

At 3:40 p.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a carbon and graphite products manufacturer was collecting graphite dust samples. The employee was collecting the samples from the pit located by the Phoenix machine. The pit is a permit confined space and contains an auger that was still in operation. The employee slipped on the graphite dust in the pit and fell hands first into the auger by the pump section. The employee crushed his right hand in the auger. The employee was hospitalized and required amputation of his hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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