OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408651

SPECIALTY SILICONE PRODUCTS, INC.

BALLSTON SPA, NY· 2021-10-31T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mill--Plant, Milling Machine, Nip Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Rubber, Unstable Position
NAICS: 325998
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345621049
Employer profile: SPECIALTY SILICONE PRODUCTS, INC.
Summary number: 221408651
Report ID: 0213100

Event description

Employees amputates three fingers while cleaning rubber mill

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on October 31, 2021, an employee was cleaning a 50 inch rubber mill with a rag. The rag became caught in a nip point and pulled the employee's right hand into the machine. The employee amputated his index, middle, and ring fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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