OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221409238

MARION MOULDINGS

WINFIELD, AL· 2021-11-01T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught By, Finger, Guard, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation
NAICS: 321991
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345625917
Employer profile: MARION MOULDINGS
Summary number: 221409238
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Employee amputates finger while operating molding machine

Investigation abstract

At 3:17 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee who worked as a machine operator in the Profile Wrapping Department was replacing a piece of wood on the back of a Barberan Model #PUR-33L Conveyor Machine. The employee's left hand was caught by the incoming wood bundle of the machine. The employee partially amputated her left middle finger and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
878

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