OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406671

ROSATY PACKAGING, INC.

HODGKINS, IL· 2021-10-22T00:00:00

Event: Bypass Guard, Caught By, Clearing, Finger, Guard, Jammed, Laceration, Machine operator, Sealing Machine
NAICS: 311513
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345609838
Employer profile: ROSATY PACKAGING, INC.
Summary number: 221406671
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee lacerates finger in vacuum sealing machine

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee, a packaging laborer, was working at a vacuum sealing machine when it jammed. The vacuum seal machine was guarded, however, there were several openings in the guard greater than 1/4 inch that exposed employees to pinch point hazards. The employee was attempting to reach through one of the openings in the guard to remove the jam when her fingers were cut by the machinery. The employee was hospitalized to treat deep lacerations to her right middle and index fingers.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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