OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429418

CORLE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.

IMLER, PA· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Warning Sign
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345733000
Employer profile: CORLE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Summary number: 221429418
Report ID: 0317500

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger while cleaning running m

Investigation abstract

At 1:05 p.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was cleaning glue from machine rollers when the rag he was using got caught and pulled into the machine along with his right hand. The employee partially amputated his ring finger and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
765

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