OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425952

TRULITE GLASS AND ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS

HOUSTON, TX· 2021-12-29T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Conveyor, Finger, Guard, Inexperience, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Rotating Parts, Sprocket, Unguarded
NAICS: 327215
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345716757
Employer profile: TRULITE GLASS AND ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS
Summary number: 221425952
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught in unguarded conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on December 29, 2021, an employee was cleaning up broken glass around a LISEC Conveyor Machine when he got his finger caught in the rotating sprocket and chain. The employee amputated his finger, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
873

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