OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221450836

EARTHLY BODY, INC.

CHATSWORTH, CA· 2021-12-27T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Hand, Machine operator, Nip Point, Pinched, Roller--Mach/Part
NAICS: 339999
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345816730
Employer profile: EARTHLY BODY, INC.
Summary number: 221450836
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Machine operator's finger is amputated by rollers

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that made "nature-based personal care products infused with CBD oil, hemp oil, and other essential oils." He was setting up a foil pillow pack. The foil pillow pack started bunching faster than the employee expected. To prevent that from continuing, he placed his hand between some rollers. His finger became caught in the pinch point. He suffered the amputation of a finger. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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