OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411184
GRAND RIVER RUBBER & PLASTICS COMPANY
ASHTABULA, OH·
Event description
Employee amputates finger while operating machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee operated the automatic D&P rubber gasket line, including the carousel and line picking equipment. The employee reached an area where an automatic robotic arm "picks" material from a section of the assembly process. The employee reached in to retrieve or align a rubber gasket. The placement of her hand triggered the material-sensing eye, causing the picking arm to move in toward her, striking the finger. The employee amputated the finger and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 2 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 779
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