OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418387

ARCH POLYMERS, INC.

MARYSVILLE, OH· 2021-12-01T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Caught By, Clogged, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Reach
NAICS: 325991
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345681654
Employer profile: ARCH POLYMERS, INC.
Summary number: 221418387
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee amputates finger in machine blade

Investigation abstract

At 7:15 a.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee and a coworker were performing maintenance on an extruder machine trying to clear a clog while the machine was not locked out or powered down. The employee placed a hand inside the blade housing to check that the clog was cleared when the blades began to spin. The employee's finger was caught by a blade and he suffered an amputation of the tip of his right pinkie finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

Event type
2

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