OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432057

CONTINENTAL PLASTIC CORPORATION

DELAVAN, WI· 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Unguarded
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345751036
Employer profile: CONTINENTAL PLASTIC CORPORATION
Summary number: 221432057
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Employee partially amputates fingertip in conveyor nip point

Investigation abstract

At 4:10 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was training a coworker who was a Machine die. new machine operator in the Glove Area. The employee was operating the Boot Machine in a plastic product manufacturing facility. The employee noticed that plastic film was sticking to the conveyor belt leading to the Boot Machine Die. The employee applied corn starch powder using a duster to the conveyor belt. The duster became jammed in an ingoing nip point causing the employee to catch his right index finger in the conveyor belt. The employee partially amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitazation. The conveyor belt did not have adequate machine guarding on the nip point leading to the Boot

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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