OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438013

THE HC COMPANIES, INC.

SPARKS, NV· 2022-01-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Emergency Stop, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Thermoformer, Unguarded
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345753982
Employer profile: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
Summary number: 221438013
Report ID: 0953210

Event description

Employee crushes hand, amputates fingers while cleaning roll

Investigation abstract

At 6:45 a.m. on January 30, 2022, an employee was cleaning the rollers on a Thermoforming machine roll stand when he caught his hands in the rollers. The employee crushed his hand and amputated his fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Event type
2

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