OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429087

CARPENTER CO.

TEMPLE, TX· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Finger, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part
NAICS: 337121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345735757
Employer profile: CARPENTER CO.
Summary number: 221429087
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee partially amputates arm when pulled into machine ro

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was attempting to remove plastic buildup from a laminator machine hot rollers. The employee used his hand to remove the plastic since it was in an area where the pole tool provided for this task could not reach. The equipment was running and not locked out at the time and the employee caught his hand in the machine pulling his arm into the point of operation. The employee partially amputated his forearm and broke two bones in his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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