OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438625
VISUAL PAK COMPANIES DBA AMERICAN BLENDING & FILLING
WAUKEGAN, IL·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip while adjusting weights on fill
Investigation abstract
At 12:45 p.m. on February 8, 2022, Employee #1 was adjusting the weights on the fill line nozzles as part of her work as a Line Lead. While the weights were being adjusted by Line Leads, the lines were not stopped and the interlocks on the guard doors were bypassed. When Employee #1 was adjusting weights, the barrel of the nozzle moved, amputating her fingertip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 754
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