OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435290

LYDALL PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, INC.

GREEN ISLAND, NY· 2022-01-28T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught By, Clearing, Debris, Fracture, Guard, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Paper Machine, Reaching, Unguarded
NAICS: 313230
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345768857
Employer profile: LYDALL PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, INC.
Summary number: 221435290
Report ID: 0213100

Event description

Employee fractures arm while clearing debris from paper mach

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was operating a paper machine when he entered the back of the machine to remove debris. As the employee reached into machine it caught his lower arm. The employee fractured his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 62 M

Event type
2

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