OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422520

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

MORROW, GA· 2021-07-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Inspecting, Maintenance, Mechanic, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In
NAICS: 325510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345474381
Employer profile: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Summary number: 221422520
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee?s finger is amputated while inspecting energized co

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 a.m. on July 19, 2021, Employee #1, a 27-year-old maintenance mechanic, was inspecting a misaligned belt on an automated conveyor. While checking the belt tension with a screwdriver, his right hand was pulled into the fully energized conveyor, pinching his finger. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the distal phalanx of his right index finger. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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