OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397581

ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LLC

POTTSVILLE, PA· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chute, Degloving, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Production Line, Sealing Machine, Technician, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 337125
Inspection type: Planned
Activity number: #345557276
Employer profile: ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LLC
Summary number: 221397581
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Employee amputates, degloves fingertip while clearing jammed

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a furniture manufacturer was working on the Line 5 and 6 UP014 Bag Sealer. The employee did not turn off or lockout the machine. He reached through the exit chute while troubleshooting the bag sealer while it was still operational. When the machine cycled, it caught the employee's left index finger between the heating element and the clamping device. The employee was hospitalized to treat a degloved and partially amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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