OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434632

MASONITE CORPORATION

LAUREL, MS· 2022-01-28T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Board, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Emergency Stop, Engineering Controls, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Loading, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Pinched, Pulled In
NAICS: 321219
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345762363
Employer profile: MASONITE CORPORATION
Summary number: 221434632
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee fractures arm when pulled into machine clearing jam

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was loading fiberboard panels onto conveyor belt. The employee stopped loading and attempted to clear a jam at the machine end of the conveyor when his right jacket sleeve was caught by the machine. The employee hit the E-Stop and was able to free himself from the machine. Lockout/Tagout was not being utilized. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

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