OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431604

RAIN BIRD CORPORATION

AZUSA, CA· 2022-01-14T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Avulsion, Catch Point, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hot Plastic, Jammed, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Malfunction, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Plastic, Sealing Machine, Set Up
NAICS: 332919
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345747224
Employer profile: RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
Summary number: 221431604
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in bag machine seal

Investigation abstract

At 2:20 p.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was in the process of running plastic film bags through an A1 Bag Machine during set-up. As the employee was single cycling the machine, several plastic bags were not coming out or passing through the sealer causing the bags to back up. When the employee noticed the problem with the bags, she decided to reach underneath the guard to pull on the bags to clear the back up. While reaching under the guard, the employee caught her hand in the sealer when it closed and pinched, burned and amputated her fingertip (there was no bone loss). The employee required hospitalization for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 52 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
0

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