OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401417

SHADEPRO INC.

SPRING VALLEY, CA· 2021-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Die, Electrical Wire, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Grommet Machine, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded
NAICS: 441210
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345577761
Employer profile: SHADEPRO INC.
Summary number: 221401417
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee amputates thumb tip in grommet machine die set

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee was working as a sales worker guards. Taking a pencil and putting it between the upper and lower safety ring will disengage the full cycle, which is also demonstrated in a YouTube video. The employee amputated his left thumb tip and was hospitalized for one day. for a manufacturer of custom shade awnings and tire covers for recreation vehicles. The employee was working in the packaging area using the Scovill Model M200 Semi-Automatic Grommet Fastner Machine. The employee was in the process of adding grommets to a tire cover when his left thumb was caught in the die set. The grommet fastener machine has two mechanical safety guard rings at the point of operation. Neither of the guards was set in the correct position at the time. Upon speaking with the coworker who is the director of compliance for the company, prior to operating the machine a pencil test can be done to test the

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
268

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