OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418700

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Extrude,Extrusion,Extrusion Machine,Finger,Hand,Interlock,Jammed,Knuckle,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Sheared,Struck By,Thumb

2021-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Extrude,Extrusion,Extrusion Machine,Finger,Hand,Interlock,Jammed,Knuckle,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Plastic,Plastic Mfg,Sheared,Struck By,Thumb
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221418700
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee amputates thumb while unjamming running extrusion m

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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