OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420391

INTERNATIONAL POLYMERS CORPORATION

ALLENTOWN, PA· 2021-12-10T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Extrude, Extrusion, Extrusion Machine, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Struck By, Unguarded
NAICS: 325211
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345693147
Employer profile: INTERNATIONAL POLYMERS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221420391
Report ID: 0317900

Event description

Employee amputates finger when reaching into running extrude

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 2021, an employee was running an extrusion machine when he noticed pellets leaking out of the spin dryer. The employee opened a panel door and bypassed a guard while attempting to fix the leak. Whent he employee reached his hand inside the machine, his hand contacted the spin dryer blades. The employee amputated a finger, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
6

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