OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417959

PORTAGE PLASTICS CORPORATION

PORTAGE, WI· 2021-06-02T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Glove, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Shock, Tagout, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345366744
Employer profile: PORTAGE PLASTICS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221417959
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Employee receives electrical shock and suffers amputation

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on June 2, 2021, Employee #1 was troubleshooting alone inside the confined space around grinder #8's 480 VAC electrical control panel, which had only 22.5 inches of clearance. The employee was not wearing electrically rated gloves. As he stood to turn off the grinder's disconnect, the control panel door closed, pushing his left hand onto the live end of the motor starter. He received an electrical shock and sustained an electrical burn that resulted in the amputation of the tip of his left little finger. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
519

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