OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396070

SHERWIN WILLIAMS

GROVE CITY, OH· 2021-09-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Clearing, Extrude, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Production Line, Rotating Parts, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 325510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345550982
Employer profile: SHERWIN WILLIAMS
Summary number: 221396070
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee amputates thumb while clearing jammed extruder mach

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a paint and coatings manufacturer was clearing a jam on an extruder machine. PVC pellets had become jammed in the machine. There is an opening on the top of the machine which allows the employee to access the auger and clear jams. The employee placed his left thumb into the machine when it became caught in the rotating auger. The employee received medical treatment for an amputation to his thumb.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M

Event type
2

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