OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422843

FUTURE FOAM, INC.

MIDDLETON, WI· 2021-12-16T00:00:00

Event: Automatic Machine, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Crushed, Degloving, Finger, Hand, Inspecting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Pouring, Power Roller, Unguarded
NAICS: 326150
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345703524
Employer profile: FUTURE FOAM, INC.
Summary number: 221422843
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Employee's hand is crushed in machine rollers

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on December 16, 2021, an employee, a pour line operator, was operating a pouring machine at a polyurethane carpet pad manufacturer and was starting up the prime comfort pour line. The employee entered an area of the pour deck near rollers, which were not guarded by barriers or other machine guarding, to visually inspect the rollers. While inspecting the rollers, the employee's left hand was caught in and crushed between two moving rollers. The employee was hospitalized to treat crushing injuries to his left hand and fingers and partial degloving.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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